They are among six refugee athletes taking part in Youth Olympic Games which get underway in Dakar on 31 October.

Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Thursday said all options must be explored to find a political solution between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis.

It said the weather system was a 'wrecking ball' that would bring havoc to Latin America, eastern and southern Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.

The two were kidnapped in separate incidents in Niger, where they were involved in education and development initiatives, ...

Tourists flocked to the Abu Simbel temple in Egypt on Thursday to witness a rare astronomical ceremony that has been taking ...

Facing US sanctions, the International Criminal Court was on Thursday awarded the European Union's top rights prize, the ...

Mohamed Lamine Bangoura was found guilty of illicit enrichment, corruption, embezzlement of public funds, and money ...

In a statement, Madagascar’s Anti-Corruption Unit (PAC) said it had received complaints targeting several former officials, ...

A sense of abandonment in conservative Ceuta following the migrant crisis of July is giving fresh ammunition to right-wing ...

The finance ministry says it shipped $889 million worth of the precious metal over the month, up 68.9 per cent from last year ...

A mob of about 50 people beat a foreign national to death Thursday in South Africa's port city of Durban, a flashpoint for ...

Palestinians in Gaza face worsening humanitarian conditions as the United Nations had to slash food assistance due to funding ...