South Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) national army soldiers walk past burnt houses and buildings as they patrol in the town of Bentiu on January 12, 2014.
South Sudan's army has...
In the recent past, the Nigerian stock market had a relatively big selloff that buoyed investors' cry, but the market is coming back nicely.
The stock market's year-to-date (YtD) loss in the...
Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi and Mohamed Morsi
Egypt Government Thursday outlawed a pressure group calling for the reinstatement of President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood as the country's...
18-year-old Pakistani teenager died Friday after setting herself on fire when the court had dropped charges against the four men who had allegedly raped her.
Amina Bibi, the suicide victim...
Militants from the Islamic State lined up 30 Sunni men in a town west of Baghdad and shot them dead this morning, an Iraqi official and residents said.
The slayings took place on a main street in...
Tomas J. Campbell
I have just returned from two weeks' teaching at Ashesi University in Ghana. When I asked my students what world leader they admired most, the most frequent answers were Lee...
Nilikuwa nasikiliza BBC asubuhi. Walizungumzia juu ya South Sudan na kusema cease fire inaendelea vizuri japo bado kuna hali ya wasiwasi. Hii ni baada ya truce iliyofanyika Arusha majuzi. Tuombe...
Angry demonstrators in Burkina Faso went on the rampage on Thursday in protest at plans to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year rule, setting parliament on fire and wreaking havoc...
Rebels said on Wednesday they had seized the South Sudan oil hub of Bentiu as renewed fighting against government troops entered a third day, but the government said it was still in control of the...
A woman in the capital Lilongwe in Area 18 Township has given birth to a doll, Malawi24 can reveal.
The woman (name withheld) gave birth to the doll known as 'Chidole' in the vernacular...
Ruby Bridges! As a six-year-old, Ruby Bridges famously became the first African American child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in the South. When the 1st grader walked to William...
This guy Robert Mugabe; I hope that he lives a very long time, so that one day he can go before an international tribunal. He is a horrible man."
Malawi's ambassador designate to Zimbabwe is a...
Global Issue: Chikungunya in The Caribbean
In Brief
Cases of chikungunya were first reported in the region in December 2013 and have since spread widely. The disease is spread by mosquitoes...
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem October 26, 2014.
An anonymous U.S. official's reported description of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a...
Zambian Vice-President Guy Scott has been named acting leader following the death of President Michael Sata.
Presidential elections to choose a permanent successor will be held within 90 days...
The family of a third-grader in Connecticut has filed a lawsuit against Milford Public Schools, saying their daughter was banned from school for 21 days amid Ebola fears when she returned from a...
Members African Advisory Council listen to Moussa Kourouma (centre back row) speak during a press conference
Members African Advisory Council listen to Moussa Kourouma (centre back row) speak...
Ten senior members of North Korea's ruling party have been executed after they were caught watching soap operas.
The officials were killed on the order of dictator Kim Jong-Un, taking the number...
DALLAS, Texas -
One of the most notorious Presidents in history of The United States of America is back in the spotlight, but not because of his politics. George W. Bush was arrested in a Dallas...
(Mother Jones) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is demanding Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) reveal the science behind his controversial decision to place all health care workers returning back from...