Africa, World

A rebel movement that has already cut northern Niger off from humanitarian aid by laying mines throughout the region has denied responsibility for...

The prospects for a peaceful resolution to the deepening political impasse between Anjouan, one of three semi-autonomous islands that make up the...

Civil society groups in the Niger Delta region have warned that the government is destroying communities’ health and Nigeria’s environment by...

Revenge attacks, rumours, inaccurate media reports and provocative public statements by politicians have fuelled hostilities in Kenya's New Molo...

Troops loyal to dissident general Laurent Nkunda in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have regained control of the town of Mushake in the...

Under-funding and lack of political will have left Congo’s healthcare system in a “disastrous” state, according to a human rights group, which has...

Massive displacement of civilians in the escalating conflict in Somalia this year has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in a country already...

Alhagie Banding Drammeh, the President of the Supreme Islamic Council, has confirmed to The Point that Eid-al- Adha, commonly known as Tobaski, will...

Members of the National Assembly, on Saturday, concluded a one-day sensitisation on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Poverty Reduction...

A contingent of 18 police officers of The Gambia Police Force, on Monday afternoon, left Banjul for the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in...