The United Nations refugee agency reports tens of thousands of refugees and displaced people in Niger’s Diffa...
The U.S. Department of Defense has authorized up to $15 million in aid to areas of Mozambique devastated by Cyclone...
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is appealing for $30.5 million to provide life-...
The number of people killed in a powerful storm and preceding floods in Mozambique could exceed 1,000, the...
President Bouteflika's candidacy had provoked mass protests across Algeria over the past few weeks. He has led Algeria for...
The leader of an Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram may have been replaced, sources say, against a backdrop of speculation as to his...
South Africa is likely to harvest 20 percent less maize in 2019 compared with the previous season...
South Africa’s parliament on Tuesday approved the long-delayed carbon tax bill as it seeks to reduce harmful...
Algeria's 81-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will seek a fifth term in April's elections, he announced in a message...
The Islamist al-Shabab group has claimed responsibility for two attacks in Somalia Monday. The terrorist group said one of...