Security

Heavy gunfire erupted in South Sudan's capital Juba on Thursday evening after security forces moved to arrest the former head...

A group of four Russian and Belarusian nationals, detained in the central African state of Chad for more than a...

Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 attackers...

Nigeria's human rights commission said on Friday an investigation had found "no evidence" that the Nigerian military deliberately attacked women...

Nigeria’s army chief who led soldiers through a critical period in the fight against terrorists in the West African nation's...

Zimbabwe's government has banned "with immediate effect" police officers from using mobile phones while working. The ban is contained in...

Tanzania is setting new benchmarks in food self-sufficiency across Africa, raising hope that the fight against hunger and malnutrition on...

Chad's interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby has threatened to withdraw the Central African country from a multinational security force, which...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s coalition government has been rocked by plans to grant visa-free access to Ukrainian diplomats and...

United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, who were meant to leave in December, are staying put for...