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Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana on Tuesday suspended poultry imports from South Africa with immediate effect following outbreaks of highly contagious H5N8 bird flu. South Africa...

At the entrance of the male patients’ ward of the Accra Psychiatric hospital, Ghana's biggest and major mental health post, about 5 nurses are...

Ibraheema Yakubu was detained and beaten by police officers while reporting on a protest rally in Kaduna as an accredited journalist for DW's Hausa...

Kenya has withdrawn a proposed ban on used clothes by the East African regional bloc after threats by the United States to review trade...

Google has been fined 2.42bn euros ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) by the European Commission after it ruled the company had abused its power by promoting its own shopping comparison service at the top of search results. The amount is the regulator's largest penalty to date against a company accused of distorting the market. The ruling also orders Google to end its anti-competitive practices within 90 days or face a further penalty. The US firm said it may appeal.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved emergency financial assistance under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) in the amount equivalent to SDR11,662,500 (about US$16.1 million) for The Gambia to enable the authorities to meet their urgent balance of payment needs. In addition, the Board was informed about the IMF Managing Director’s approval of a one-year staff-monitored program (SMP) to guide policy implementation.

A huge explosion was heard from a ship off the coast of Somalia's Puntland region late on Monday and flame was seen rising from...

Thirteen prison officers in South Africa have been suspended after images of women dressed in knee-high boots and lacy lingerie entertaining inmates emerged on...

Eight Chadian soldiers were killed in fierce fighting with Boko Haram insurgents at the weekend on islands on Lake Chad, which borders four countries...

Fifty-two migrants have been found dead in the deserts of central Niger, near Séguédine. A group of 75 set out in three vehicles but were...