Africa

'Wanted to escape, but I couldn't': How illegal miners are lured into SA's deadly gold rush

South Africa has long struggled with widespread illegal mining, primarily fuelled by high rates of p

South Africa's Ramaphosa puts police minister on leave following corruption allegations

Cyril Ramaphosa appointed university law professor Firoz Cachalia as acting police minister.

Cameroon's President Paul Biya, 92, says he will seek re-election to extend nearly 43-year rule

Cameroon's President Paul Biya has said he will be seeking an eighth term in office in October's ele

Muhammadu Buhari: Nigeria's ex-president, who served in two separate stints, dies aged 82

Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari has died at a hospital in London, the United Kingdom at

Wildfires continue to spread in southwestern Libya

Wildfires continued to rage in southwestern Libya on Sunday, with the flames spreading to residentia

Guinea-Bissau's Bijagos archipelago added to UNESCO's World Heritage list

The Bijagos Archipelago in Guinea-Bissau has been declared a World Heritage site by UN's cultural ag