A lawyer for neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, says he has been made a scapegoat, rejecting the argument that the player's death ...

Egypt’s proposed military support for Saudi Arabia is aimed at defending the Gulf kingdom and will not involve an attack on ...

Ex-NCDC chief, Abdulsalami Nasidi, says funding and committment from the presidency will be key in controlling a possible ...

Nigerian authorities are racing to trace contacts after a diplomat was declared the country’s first Ebola case. The patient ...

Burkina Faso, one of West Africa's leading gold producers, is investing in domestic gold refining to strengthen its mining industry. The country's first gold refinery is now operational in the capital ...

Over 500 people in South Africa have fallen ill from a gastrointestinal illness that causes stomach cramps and diarrhea, ...

A senior opposition official in Tanzania is facing the death penalty after being charged with treason. John Pambalu is a ...

On Wednesday the UN special envoy for Sudan, Pekka Haavisto, and Swiss officials opened a new meeting of regional and global ...

South Africa is stepping in to ease the fuel-price crisis, announcing billions of rand in tax relief as motorists and ...

Images of the riots, which began as peaceful student protests before getting out of control, were posted and broadcast around ...

A major development in US-Russia relations. Russia has released retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard, imprisoned on ...

The mobilisation comes as Senegal prepares to host the Youth Olympic Games, adding pressure on authorities to address the ...