Africa

70 missing in Morocco migrant boat accident

Thousands of migrants attempt perilous sea crossings from African shores each year in hopes of reach

Gabon jails 8 officers over soldier's torture death

Gabon junta leader General Brice Oligui Nguema will question two generals in connection to the incid

Nigeria rejects allegations of 'destabilising ' Niger

Nigeria has rejected allegations that it is conspiring with France to destabilise the neighbouring N

Angolan leader pardons Dos Santos' son jailed for graft

Angolan President Joao Lourenco has pardoned some 50 prisoners, including the son of his predecessor

Kenya police deny involvement in abductions

Police in Kenya have denied involvement in the latest spate of abductions targeting government criti

France hands over its first military base in Chad

French soldiers have begun their withdrawal from Chad after the Chadian government demanded they lea