Piers Potter

A rebel group bombed a displacement camp in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province, killing three civilians and injuring eight others, a local civil society group...

A truck crashed into several passenger vehicles in the Mediterranean province of Alexandria, Egypt, killing at least 15 people, authorities announced on Wednesday. The accident,...

A Polish doctor abducted in Chad has been rescued following a dramatic night-time operation, reports say. Kidnappers in the central African nation opened fire on...

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the deployment of 2,900 soldiers to support the fight against armed rebel groups in the eastern Democratic Republic...

At least 45 civilians were killed in door-to-door raids by Ethiopian troops last month in the northern town of Merawi, according to the country’s human...

Congo’s players and coach Sébastien Desabre protested before their team’s Africa Cup of Nations semifinal on Wednesday to draw attention to the armed violence in...

At least 13 Sudanese migrants have died, and 27 others are missing after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, according to a Tunisian...

Thousands of people are fleeing their homes in the towns and villages surrounding Goma as clashes between the Congolese army and M23 rebels escalate. They...

Ghanaian MP Farouk Aliu Mahama has been blacklisted by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) for allegedly attacking a journalist. This marks the association’s strongest statement...

US rapper Kanye West has stirred excitement among his fans in Kenya and Nigeria by including the two countries in the list of potential concert...