Africa

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has asked Kenyans for "forgiveness" after his son - a senior military officer - tweeted about...

Gunmen have freed 23 captives they abducted on a moving train in northern Nigeria's Kaduna State in March. The passengers...

A school dormitory in western Kenya burned down a few weeks ago and several students were arrested on suspicion of...

Young children are dying in growing numbers in Somalia amid the worst drought to hit the country in 40 years....

The Ugandan president’s son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has been dropped from his position as the commander of the country’s land forces....

Nigeria's advertising regulator is suing Meta - which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp - as well its local affiliate for...

Kenya has authorised the cultivation and importation of genetically modified crops and animal feeds, ending a decade-long ban that had...

Police in Nigeria say gunmen have shot dead at least 12 people and stolen dozens of cattle in the north-eastern...

Kenya's Amos Kipruto and Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw won their maiden London Marathon titles with breakaway victories in the elite men's...

Burkina Faso's military leader, who was ousted in a coup on Friday, has formally agreed to step down, religious and...