Analysis - Africa is providing cheap liquidity to wealthy nations. In return it is paying huge interest rates to external institutional investors at the cost of its own development.

Analysis - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is grappling with a rising Ebola epidemic, with almost 600 cases detected so far and more than 130 deaths.

Facing a fast-moving Ebola outbreak caused by a rare strain of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) is relying on a rapid, community-centred response to halt transmission in eastern ...

The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday underscored the need to effectively re-open the Strait of Hormuz and expand UN Security Council membership to curb the impunity of veto-wielding "superpowers".

South Africa's inflation rate rose to the highest level in 20 months in April, driven by higher fuel prices linked to the Iran war and its effect on global energy markets. Consumer prices increased 4.

Cluster bombs, banned under an international treaty, have been used for the first time by Mali's army and its Russian allies in the country's north, where jihadist groups, separatist movements and the ...

Defence spokesperson Michael Onoja in a statement on Wednesday, said the Chief of Defence Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, "extends his deepest sympathies to the families of the victims, the government and ...

Eskom gave the City of Johannesburg until 8 July to pay a R5.2-billion debt or face major bulk electricity cuts. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero asked Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa to ...

Federation of Women Lawyers Kenya (FIDA-Kenya) has issued a 40-day ultimatum to the government, demanding urgent action to address the growing cases of gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide across ...

Three Liberian senators are demanding that Local Government Minister Francis Nyumalin appear before the Senate to explain the legal basis for reported plans to dissolve multiple municipalities across ...

Busia County Police Commander Ahmed Abdilleh has confirmed that two people died during violent confrontations after a crowd reportedly stormed a police station following the arrest of a suspect linked ...

The United States government has imposed travel restrictions on people coming from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan following the outbreak of Ebola in the region.