Nigeria fuel tanker truck explosion kills more than 140 people

Johannesburg — More than 140 people were killed and dozens more injured Tuesday night when a fuel ta...

Mpox vaccines arrive in Congo, but not fast enough as the disease spreads and deaths mount fast

Johannesburg — Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Thursday they would start a...

Man accused of killing Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei in fire attack dies of his own burns

Johannesburg — The man accused of setting his ex-girlfriend, Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca...

Congo gets first desperately needed mpox vaccines, but vaccination campaign faces huge challenges

Johannesburg — The Democratic Republic of Congo, at the epicenter of a global health emergency decla...

Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei dies after allegedly being set on fire by boyfriend

Johannesburg — Ugandan athletics officials said Thursday that Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Chepte...

Kevin Kangethe, suspect in Boston murder of girlfriend Margaret Mbitu, ordered extradited to U.S. from Kenya

Johannesburg — A judge in Kenya's capital ordered the extradition on Thursday of Kevin Kangethe, 42,...

Videos purportedly show dozens of Russia's Wagner group fighters dead in Mali after battling Taureg rebels

Johannesburg — In a rare acknowledgment, Russia's private mercenary army PMC Wagner said Monday that...

Kenyan police say "psychopathic serial killer" arrested after women's remains found in dump

Johannesburg — Kenya's National Police said Monday they had arrested a 33-year-old man whom they cal...

Burkina Faso bans "homosexuality and associated practices" as Africa's coup belt lurches away from the West

Johannesburg — The military junta that seized power in Burkina Faso less than two years ago announce...

Kenya protests resume as President William Ruto's tax hike concession fails to quell anger

Johannesburg — Protesters took to the streets again in Kenya Thursday morning, two days after human ...

Deadly protests over Kenya finance bill prompt President William Ruto to drop support for tax hikes

Johannesburg — Human rights groups say at least 22 protesters were killed and scores more wounded on...

Protests over Kenya tax hike proposal reportedly turn deadly in Nairobi

Johannesburg — There was chaos outside the Parliament of Kenya on Tuesday as police opened fire with...

Sudan's raging civil war could see 2 million starve to death. Aid agency says "the world is not watching"

Johannesburg - An aid agency issued a "crisis alert" Tuesday over war-torn Sudan, calling out the in...

African nations want their stolen history back, and experts say it's time to speed up the process

Johannesburg — Much of Africa's cultural treasure was looted during colonial times and has remained ...

South Africa set for new coalition government as the late Nelson Mandela's ANC is forced to share power

Johannesburg — After talks that carried on late into Thursday night, Friday morning brought news tha...

Malawi Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima killed in plane crash along with 9 others

Johannesburg — Malawi's Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima and 9 other people were killed when the pl...