At least 20 people have been killed after Cyclone Gezani tore into Madagascar with violent winds and torrential rain. The storm made landfall Tuesday in the coastal city of Toamasina, packing winds of up to 250 kilometres per hour.
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Cameroon's President Paul Biya announced on Tuesday evening a "slight readjustment" of the timing of legislative and municipal elections that were expected at the start of February
The Chinese community in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja staged a temple fair on Saturday along with Nigerian partners to celebrate the Spring Festival and 55 years of bilateral diplomatic relations.
The festival featured 18 short films in competition from 14 African countries offering an outstanding selection of the voice of African women.
A shooting at a school in British Columbia left seven people dead, while two more were found dead at a nearby home, Canadian authorities said Tuesday. A woman who police believe to be the shooter also was killed.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Tuesday called on both Ethiopia and Eritrea to take urgent steps towards de-escalation, amid the precarious situation in the Tigray region,” the UN Human Rights Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani t...
The United States is set to deploy around 200 troops to Nigeria to assist in training the country’s military to combat Islamist militant groups, according to a U.S. official on Tuesday.
Kenya said Tuesday its foreign minister would go to Moscow next month after condemning recruiters luring Kenyans to Russia with promises of lucrative jobs, only to end up fighting alongside its forces
The also spoke about harmonising their positions on regional and international issues ahead of the African Union summit.
It says warring parties on the ground must assure that UN helicopters operating from a key airport would be safe.
