

Kaboré Wins Burkina Faso Presidency
Newly elected president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, waves at supporters after preliminary results showed him to be the...


Former Nigerian minister arrested over $2 billion arms deal
Nigeria's former minister of state for finance has been arrested in connection with a $2 billion arms deal that is currently being...


Report: 75 Million Africans Paid Bribes in Past Year
Protesters hold a placard demanding an end to corruption at a rally in Pretoria, South Africa, Sept. 30, 2015. Anti-corruption group...


Boko Haram militants kill Four, wound two in Niger attack
Militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram killed eight people in an attack on a village in the southeast of Niger, a private local...


China's Xi in Zimbabwe to Sign Power, Infrastructure Deals
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, the first visit by a Chinese leader since 1996, amid expectations that he...


Italian doctor working for children's charity killed in Kenya
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An Italian doctor working for a children's charity in Kenya was killed and three other Italians,...


UN: Ugandan Rebel Attack Leaves 24 Dead in DRC
Congolese soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo [FARDC] launch missiles during their military operation...


The countries most likely to survive climate change in one infographic
Climate change is real, and it's coming. The leaders of 150 nations, along with thousands of representatives of nearly 200 countries,...


More than 20 missing after boat capsizes on Congo's Lake Kivu
More than 20 people are missing after a government-operated speed boat capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on...


OPEC Sets New Output Ceiling and Sinks Crude Market
OPEC set a record oil-output ceiling of 31.5 million barrels a day, a level that’s in line with the group’s most recent production...















