CHIMANIMANI, ZIMBABWE - A year after eastern Zimbabwe was hit by Cyclone Idai, one of the worst tropical storms on record for Africa, some survivors are still recovering.
The cyclone that hit in March 2019 …
WASHINGTON - The internationally condemned rite of female genital mutilation (FGM) is practiced in at least 92 countries, according to a new study released Tuesday by three advocacy groups. Despite a decline in its prevalence …
CAIRO, EGYPT - Libya's coast guard intercepted over 400 Europe-bound migrants off the country's Mediterranean coast and returned them to the capital of Tripoli over the past 24 hours, the U.N. migration agency said Sunday.…
If Dr. Anthony Fauci says it, you'd be smart to listen. As the coronavirus has upended daily life across the globe, Fauci has become the trusted voice in separating fact and fiction.
The fear and …
An official of the United Nations mission in Mali says two people who were kidnapped in Burkina Faso in December 2018 have been released.
Mission officials say the Canadian woman and the Italian man were …
GENEVA - The United Nations refugee agency says escalating violence in Burkina Faso is forcing thousands to flee their homes and prompting an increasing number of refugees from Mali to return to their home country. …
BLANTYRE - Two of Malawi's biggest opposition parties have formed an electoral alliance for the May 19 polls. The two parties were behind the lawsuit that prompted a court to throw out last year's election …
NAIROBI - Two people were killed Wednesday evening and another reported missing when gunmen, believed to be al-Shabab militants, attacked a bus in Kenya's Mandera county, along with the border with Somalia.
The bus driver …
The security situation in the Sahel region of Africa is rapidly deteriorating, U.S. officials warned this week.
Terror attacks claimed by Islamist militants against civilians and military targets have particularly risen in Burkina Faso, Mali …
With funding support from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (UN CERF) the United Kingdom#39;s Department for International Development (UK DFID), MasterCard, the European Commission’s Directorate General International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO), and United …
With funding support from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (UN CERF) the United Kingdom#39;s Department for International Development (UK DFID), MasterCard, the European Commission’s Directorate General International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO), and United …
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON - Dozens of reporters in Cameroon are calling for help after losing their jobs and, in some cases, their homes because of the war between separatist forces and the government. The reporters say …
Western-backed efforts to counter terror groups across Africa are falling short, increasing the chances one or more affiliates of Islamic State or al-Qaida could try to carve out their own caliphate on the continent, according …