Africa, World

The German Technical Co-operation (GTZ) has established and promoted commercial use of fuel saving stoves that have reduced overdependence on...

As dawn breaks over the Indian Ocean each morning, elders in Somali pirate bases sip strong coffee and clutch mobile phones to their ears, eager to...

DAKAR Wednesday, October 15, 2008 (IRIN) - More than 11,000 school teachers are demanding better work conditions and more pay as they continue a...

Three former child soldiers from Africa announced the launch of a new U.N.-backed advocacy group to help other kids escape and heal from war.The...

Police fired tear-gas at about 2,000 rioters in the southern Egyptian town of Aswan on Sunday as they protested the police shooting to death of a...

Somali militants vowed to rescue a Saudi supertanker that was hijacked by pirates a week ago, according to residents of a town where the pirates are...

Nigerian artists dominated the MTV Africa Music Awards (the Mamas) on their own turf in the capital city Abuja, scooping six of the 10 awards. D'banj...

A gun attack on the presidential home in Guinea-Bissau has left one person dead and several injured, hours after election results were announced. A...

Music Television has held a first-ever music award program for Africa...

CAIRO Sunday, September 07, 2008 (IRIN) - Italy has long been a popular destination among young men in Nile Valley villages. Relatives save up money...