Africa

Ethiopia begins construction of 'Africa's biggest airport'

Bishoftu International Airport will have space to park 270 planes and capacity for 110 million passe

Guinea-Bissau bans 'unauthorised' press conferences to avoid 'violence'

The military seized power in Guinea-Bissau in November, toppling President Embalo.

'Somalia cannot be conquered': President Mohamud slams Israel

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says Israel's recognition of Somalia's breakaway region of Somalilan

China, Russia, Iran warships arrive in South Africa for military exercises

Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships have arrived in South African waters to practice maritime safe

China's top diplomat skips historic Somalia visit in Africa tour

The visit scheduled for Friday would have been the first by a Chinese foreign minister to Somalia si

Gambia intercepts hundreds of migrants bound for Europe in wake of boat capsize

The authorities said among those intercepted were 233 people from Senegal, 197 from The Gambia, 176