Africa

Wife of Uganda's Besigye 'very worried' about his health

The wife of detained Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye says she is "very worried" ab

Raila Odinga: How power has eluded Kenya's 'unlucky' political veteran

Despite his loss in the African Union Commission chairmanship elections, Kenya's former Prime Minist

Mauritius ex-PM arrested in money laundering probe

Police in Mauritius have arrested the island nation's former Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth in a mo

Gold mine accident kills at least 48 people in Mali

At least 48 people have been killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Ma

Djibouti's foreign minister elected as AU Commission head

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf defeated Kenya's Raila Odinga and Richard Randriamandrato, an ex-foreign minist

Rebels advance into second major city in eastern DR Congo

Residents flee Bukavu into neighboring towns and stock up on household supplies in anticipation of f