Smoke billowed from the rubble of buildings destroyed by an overnight Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs. Israel ...

In Ivory Coast, only five percent of women own agricultural land. But this is changing: for many women, owning their own ...

Senegal's former president Macky Sall is seeking one of the most coveted positions on the international scene: Secretary-General of the United Nations. But his opponents at home have started speaking ...

Refugees from Burundi are being forcibly evicted from camps as Tanzania destroys their homes and churches, pushing them to return, often after years in exile.

Nigerian women whose daughters were kidnapped by Boko Haram refused to give up on their dream of a better future for their children. Now they're opening two factories.

Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden received cheers and applause Friday as they joined thousands of people for a celebration of life for the civil rights leader ...

The Congolese armed forces made an unexpected discovery this week: buried in a mining site in Noro, a secret weapons stash was unearthed that could belong to Thomas Lubanga's militia.

Attacks have been reported for years along the busy multi-lane road, including hijackings and smash-and-grab ambushes.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday that talks with Zambia over a new loan program could start in April. But the lender added that an agreement was only expected after elections in the ...

Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said Friday.

Uganda helped South Sudan carry out airstrikes that killed and badly burned civilians a year ago, according to a U.N. inquiry ...

Burkina Faso has appointed former Comoros and Mauritania coach Abdou Amir to the men's team and entrusted him with qualifying ...