Africa

G20 summit in SA opens with call for 'cooperation'

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa opened on Thursday a Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting

ICJ allows AU to participate in genocide case against Israel

The ICJ has granted the African Union permission to participate in a case on Israel's obligations re

Nigeria bans large fuel trucks after deadly explosions

Nigeria will ban large fuel trucks from its roads after a series of deadly tanker explosions killed

DRC unrest sparks large refugee wave to Burundi

Burundi is dealing with its biggest influx of refugees in 25 years as families flee the escalating c

Niger proposes five years for return to democratic rule

A commission in military-ruled Niger has recommended a minimum five-year transition to democratic ru

France hands over sole military base in Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire, a former French colony, will continue cooperating with France on the military level,