Tanzania will start construction of a new port in the east of the country in December, a senior government official...

A former British soldier wanted in Kenya over the murder of a woman near a British army training camp more...

China has pledged to work more closely with South Africa to deepen mutual political trust between the two countries. Premier...

Zambia's finance minister on Sunday welcomed a milestone upgrade from S&P Global ratings agency that removed the copper-rich country's default...

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that the Leaders' Declaration from this weekend's Group of 20 summit reflected a "renewed...

Polls opened on Sunday for presidential and legislative elections in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau, with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo trying to become the first...

Nigerian authorities have shut schools in five districts in central Kwara state, fearing they could be targets of armed gangs...

Incumbent Umaro Sissoco Embalo faces surprisingly strong competition in Guinea-Bissau’s presidential election on Sunday, a contest unfolding against the backdrop of a...

A Nigerian court on Thursday convicted separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu on all seven terrorism-related charges at the end of a...

China has pledged $3.49 million to support HIV prevention services in South Africa over the next two years under a...