Africa

South African district declared 'disaster area' after storms

The storms caused widespread damage to homes, roads, and crucial infrastructure, impacting at least

'Panic spreads' as battle rages near Goma, DRC

Bombs were heard by locals going off in the city's distant outskirts, and hundreds of wounded civili

Niger security was under foreigners: Defence minister

Niger's security was under the control of foreign forces until the military coup of July 2023, the W

Families of apartheid victims sue SA govt for damages

Twenty-five victims' families and survivors of apartheid-era political crimes have sued the South Af

Fire erupts at refinery in Sudan's capital amid fighting

The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Thursday accused each other of

Botswana president aims to clinch De Beers deal

Botswana's new President Duma Boko said on Thursday that he hoped to clinch a long-delayed diamond s