Africa, World

Abdoulie Ken Mansally came off the bench and scored his side’s only goal as New England Revolution earned a 1-1 road draw against the Colorado Rapids...

On 26 September, it will have been six years since 1,865 people died on the Joola ferry, which carried more than three times the number of passengers...

Some government health employees returned to work on 18 September after the Federation of Health Workers Union announced the temporary suspension of...

A tropical flesh-eating disease, Buruli ulcer, is spreading across West Africa and has infected at least 40,000 people leaving them with bloody...

South African President Thabo Mbeki has agreed to a call from the ruling African National Congress to resign. The ANC anounced earlier today that it...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today demanded the release of journalist Moussa Kaka who has been jailed for a year over his...

Among this year's awardees is Andrew Mwenda, founder andmanaging editor of the newsmagazine The Independent, is one of Uganda ’s most outspoken and...

If you live along the main highway linking Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire's economic hub, with Lagos in Nigeria, it is almost impossible to ignore the many...

Lawyers of El Malick Seck, jailed editor-in-chief of 24 Heures Chrono, a Dakar-based daily newspaper on September 12, 2008 appealed the three-year...

Some 6,300 Sierra Leonean refugees who have been living in Guinea for 20 years will lose their refugee status as of 1 January 2009 according to the...