Tunisia records 900 fires in 72-hour window during intense heatwave/in /by
Officials say most of the blazes have been extinguished but two major ones are still raging.
DR Congo: More people seeking treatment for Ebola as trust grows/in /by
Most of the 1,000 deaths from Ebola since mid-May have occurred in communities, not in treatment centres.
World Cup: IOC says won’t ask FIFA chief to explain Balogun red card controversy/in /by
IOC member and FIFA leader Gianni Infantino will not have to explain to the Olympic body how U.S. President Donald Trump helped to stop a player’s ban at the World Cup
ICC members vote to dismiss embattled prosecutor Karim Khan/in /by
International Criminal Court member states voted Friday to dismiss prosecutor Karim Khan, diplomatic sources told AFP, following disputed allegations that he sexually assaulted a female member of his staff
Texas nun detained by ICE speaks out for the first time since her release/in /by
Sister Leticia Ugboaja was taking into immigration custody while walking to Sunday Mass in her habit.
Mali ex-intelligence chief sentenced to prison for plotting coup/in /by
A court sentenced Mali's former head of domestic intelligence Friday to 15 years in prison for "conspiracy against the government", following a ten-day trial in which he openly accused the ruling junta of corruption
Wrestling to become a man in Togo’s ancestral rite of passage/in /by
Every mid-July, thousands of ethnic Kabye men aged 18 to 20 take part in the ancestral rite of passage in the west African nation's Kara region, hundreds of kilometres (miles) from the capital, Lome
World sport court sets date for Senegal’s AFCON appeal hearing/in /by
Senegal's soccer federation asked the court to review CAF's decision to strip it of the tournament title in favour of Morocco.
Nigeria approves recruitment of 28,000 soldiers to tackle rising insecurity/in /by
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved the recruitment of 28,000 military personnel to "strengthen national security", as the country battles a myriad of conflicts.
‘Postponing the inevitable’: South Africa opposition reacts to Ramaphosa impeachment ruling/in /by
South Africa's opposition reacted angrily on Friday after a court suspended impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala cash scandal.