Africa

Interpol arrests 200 in West Africa over 'illegal mining'

Interpol has arrested at least 200 people in four West African countries over alleged illegal mining

Death toll hits 36 as SA cracks down on illegal mining

Thirty-six bodies have been lifted out of an abandoned South African gold mine over two days, police

Tension lingers as Mozambique awaits to swear in new president

Mozambican opposition leader Venancio Mondlane said on Tuesday that his supporters would "paral

Mali army kills 23 terrorists in separate operations

The Malian army has killed 23 terrorists in the south-central Mopti Region over the last two days, a

Sudan war: At least 120 killed near Khartoum

Sudan rescuers say the victims were killed in "random shelling" in western Omdurman as fig

Seismic activity continues in Ethiopia quake site, WHO warns

WHO reported that the intense seismic activity first reported on January 4 near the Fentale and Dofa