Africa

South Sudan charges First Vice President Riek Machar with murder, treason

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes agai

African Union says it is forming coalition of mineral-producing nations

The African Union has announced plans to form a coalition of mineral-producing nations to manage the

South Africa's top court allows men to assume wives' surname

In its verdict on Thursday, the Constitutional Court found a section of the law as amounting to unfa

Kidnappings of aid workers more than double in South Sudan - officials

The United Nations has long designated South Sudan as one of the most dangerous places for aid worke

Ghana received Nigerians deported from the US, president says

President John Mahama told reporters that Ghana had agreed to take in nationals from West Africa, wh

Paramilitary RSF launches drone strikes on Sudan capital

A wave of paramilitary drone strikes hit key infrastructure and military targets in and around Sudan