A strong explosion near a gold mining site in southwestern Burkina Faso killed 59 people and injured more than 100 others Monday, the national broadcaster and witnesses reported.The provisional toll
Russia has drawn the world’s attention with its aggressive stance toward Ukraine. The former Soviet power has been rebuilding ties with Africa more quietly, strengthening economic and military cooperation, but
Sudanese security forces on Sunday fired tear gas at protesters demonstrating against last year’s military coup, an AFP correspondent said, as a United Nations human rights expert arrived in the
The United States’ yearly counter-terrorism training program for African forces began on Sunday in Ivory Coast at a time of upheaval in which Islamist fighters control large areas, coups are
ADDIS ABABA— Germany is providing assistance to the tune of 20 million Euro via the United Nations in order to mitigate the suffering from the ongoing severe drought in parts
GENEVA — A new seasonal forecast for the drought-stricken Horn of Africa shows many parts of the region can expect a good rainy season.The forecast by the World Meteorological Organization
WASHINGTON — A major initiative to strengthen and cement America’s ties with Asia and counterbalance China’s expanding influence lacks robust trade incentives that are viewed as politically perilous in the
Cairo – The Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union reiterated, on Friday in Cairo, its positions in favor of Morocco’s sovereignty over its entire national territory, in a report prepared by the Committee
Rabat – Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch on Thursday expressed great pride in HM King Mohammed VI’s incessant high concern over the rural world and all agricultural sector’s components, as
Rabat – The regional service of the judicial police of Dakhla continues the investigation ordered by the prosecutor’s office of the Court of Appeal of Laayoune to elucidate the ins
The U.N. Children’s fund warns that famine is stalking Somalia, as years of climate-related disasters have destroyed crops, dried up water sources and created an environment in which deadly diseases
A senior African Union official said Tuesday that while al-Shabab continues to be the main security threat in Somalia, the AU is also monitoring a possible resurgence of Islamic State.Francisco
The United Nations Children’s Fund said Tuesday that nearly half of Somalia’s population under five years old, more than 1.4 million children, are likely to suffer from acute malnutrition because
Eritrea’s Shannon Ogbnai-Abeda placed 39th in the men’s giant slalom, the only African who managed to complete his run in the event.A double blast of heavy snow and temperatures dropping
As few as three major criminal groups are responsible for smuggling the vast majority of elephant ivory tusks out of Africa, according to a new study.Researchers used analysis of DNA