World / Africa

Nairobi: A Kenyan court temporarily halted the opening of an Ebola quarantine centre for US nationals on Friday following a petition filed by...

Nairobi: Kenyan police on Friday said eight students had been arrested over a suspected arson attack at a girls' school that killed 16...

Washington, United States: An Ebola quarantine center for US nationals will open Friday in Kenya, US officials said, defending Washington's criticized decision not...

Antananarivo, Madagascar: Madagascar's top court on Thursday dismissed an opposition lawmaker's attempt to oust the country's military ruler, ruling that the challenge fell...

Nairobi, Kenya: A fire in a girls' dormitory in Kenya on Thursday killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 in the latest deadly blaze...

Addis Ababa: The Ethiopian Ministry of Health has announced that coordinated preparedness and inspection measures are being implemented to prevent a potential Ebola...

Kampala: The Ghetto Kids, a Ugandan dance troupe made up of street children, spoke of their excitement at being invited by music superstar...

Johannesburg: South Africa is stepping up action against illegal migrants, and citizens must not take the law into their own hands, the government...

Geneva: The countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo are at high risk from Ebola and should act immediately to counter the virus,...

Geneva: More than 900 suspectedEbolacases have been identified in the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said....

Doha, Qatar: The President of the Republic of Rwanda HE Paul Kagame left Doha on Monday morning, after a working visit to the...

Abuja: Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu, 74, will run for re-election in January, with the leader of Africa's most populous nation named as his...

Abidjan: Eight people died when a building under construction in Ivory Coast's economic hub of Abidjan collapsed, emergency services said on Sunday. The...

Cotonou, Benin: The former finance minister of Benin, Romuald Wadagni, officially became the country's president on Sunday, taking over from his predecessor --...

Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso has strengthened preventive measures against Ebola virus disease, with health authorities stressing that no cases have been recorded in the...

Dakar, Senegal: A group of Senegalese football supporters jailed following their country's chaotic, violence-plagued Africa Cup of Nations final in Morocco in January...

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Airlines has grown into a leading carrier in Africa, with passenger numbers increasing by 80 percent over the past eight...

Addis Ababa: Uganda confirmed three new Ebola cases on Saturday and the Red Cross said three volunteers died in the neighbouring Democratic Republic...