Africa

Togo leader swaps titles after contested shift to parliamentary system

Faure Gnassingbe has taken the oath as the President of the Council of Ministers, now the highest ex

Gabon to swear in former coup leader Oligui as president

Brice Oligui Nguema won last month's election with nearly 95 percent of the vote after leading a 19-

South African woman found guilty of abducting and trafficking daughter

Racquel "Kelly" Smith was accused of selling her six-year-old daughter Joshlin in February 2024, ami

Togo confirms nationals captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine

The foreign ministry says the young students had left Togo under alleged scholarships and urges citi

Ugandan UN judge jailed for forcing woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe, 50, was sentenced to six years for charges under Britain's Modern Slavery Act after

How traditional healers became Tanzania’s first line of Marburg defence

Tanzania’s fight against Marburg Virus Disease underscores the need to integrate traditional heale