Pop star Madonna has applied to adopt two more children in Malawi. The 58-year-old appeared in court in the Malawian capital Lilongwe to make the application. She previously adopted two children from...
At least 22 civilians were killed in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province over the weekend, an official said, blaming the attacks on an armed group led by Ugandan rebels. The killings...
At least two civilians were killed overnight in Democratic Republic of the Congo when soldiers opened fire during clashes in the neighbourhood of Kingabwa, two witnesses said. Violence erupted on...
Democratic Republic of Congo's main opposition bloc said on Saturday it was not planning a march against President Joseph Kabila when his mandate expires on Monday, a decision that could defuse...
Since the end of the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003, the family of the outgoing President Joseph Kabila is reported to have flourished by owning at least 70 companies....
Scots and Welsh can have a say in Brexit court case The 12 justices that heard the first Brexit case The Scottish and Welsh governments are to be allowed to have a say in the Supreme Court battle...
The government has no overall Brexit plan and a negotiating strategy may not be agreed by the cabinet for six months, a leaked memo has suggested. The memo - obtained by The Times and seen by the BBC...
Some of the sachets are locally made in Abijan, others are exported Ivory Coast's government has banned the production, importation and sale of alcohol in sachets on health grounds. The small plastic...
Ivory Coast has banned the production and sale of alcohol in sachets, government spokesman Bruno Kone has said. The popular sachets - containing rum, vodka or other spirits - are sold for prices...
Ivory Coast’s government has banned the production, importation and sale of alcohol in sachets on health grounds. The small plastic bags, containing rum, vodka or other spirits, are popular with...
South Africa and Burundi's decision to quit the International Criminal Court (ICC) and an attack by Gambia against its supposed 'Caucasian' justice are likely to embolden other African states to...
In South Africa, all attention yesterday was focused on what Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan had to say in parliament. With the economy under pressure, questions over education funding and the...
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar says he could return to the turbulent country as early as next month, even if he has to enter the way he fled — on foot. He has begun speaking out again after a...
Police in Ivory Coast arrested opposition figures and used teargas to disperse demonstrators gathering on Thursday to protest against a new draft constitution due to be voted on in a referendum later...
Libreville (AFP) - Gabon's President Ali Bongo, newly sworn back into power, on Wednesday appointed a prime minister to form what he called an "inclusive government" following disputed elections. His...
At least 17 people were killed Monday when heavy clashes erupted in Kinshasa ahead of a mass opposition rally, a Congolese minister said, calling the toll "provisional". Among the dead were "14...
All eyes in Gabon were on Jean Ping on Thursday, as the opposition leader had only a few hours left to take his claim of presidential election fraud to the country's highest court. With the clock...
Smoke could be seen coming from the area of the attack in Shar-e-Naw An attack on the offices of an international charity in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, has left at least one civilian...
At the most recent state-of-the-nation address, Uganda's second deputy prime minister wore sunglasses too dark to enable anyone to see whether his eyes were open or closed.
Moses Ali, 74, is one of...
