Africa

Nigeria's president names former general as defence minister

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has nominated former top military commander General Christopher Musa

Sudanese army retakes South Kordofan town after clashes with RSF-allied forces

The Sudanese army recaptured the town of Mabsut in South Kordofan state in the country’s south on

Approximately 300,000 people displaced in northern Mozambique: UN

The UN says it is "gravely concerned" at the number of civilians fleeing violence in northern Mozamb

After acting as mines minister, Namibia president appoints substantive office holder

Namibia's president has appointed Modestus Amutse as the Southern African country's new minister of

Guinea-Bissau says can't publish election results because 'all vote sheets destroyed'

Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission said on Tuesday that armed men had destroyed most of the vote c

Tanzania president defends security forces in wake of post-election violence deaths

President Hassan criticised European Union parliamentarians after they voted last week to suspend ai