Africa

Lesotho's biggest diamond mine lays off 20% of its workers

Lesotho's biggest diamond mine, Letseng, has laid off 240 workers, a fifth of its workforce, as it b

Mali files case against Algeria at ICJ over drone shooting

Mali's transitional government has filed a case against Algeria at the International Court of Justic

Boko Haram: Nigeria airstrikes kill over 15 terrorists in forest hideout

The air raid struck a newly identified terrorist enclave west of Zuwa in the Sambisa general area, s

Zambian ex-foreign minister sentenced to hard labour for corruption

Joseph Malanji served under former president Edgar Lungu from 2018 to 2021 and was arrested in late

China's Xi hosts Zimbabwe and Congo leaders

Chinese president meets counterparts from Cuba, Laos, Vietnam, Slovakia, Zimbabwe and Serbia

Pope Leo calls for stop to 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Sudan

"It is time to initiate a serious, sincere and inclusive dialogue between the parties to end the con