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Authorities in Ghana have busted a fake U.S. embassy in the capital Accra run by a criminal network that for a decade issued illegally...

The winner of Gambia's presidential election told Reuters on Saturday he was keen to form a new cabinet to get cracking with reforms, a...

South African President Jacob Zuma has asked the High Court to set aside an anti-corruption watchdog report that called for a judicial inquiry into...

Soldiers allied to the Western-backed Somali government said they killed seven insurgents from a faction loyal to the Islamic State group in a clash...

Adama Barrow. Photo Credit: Africanews Gambian leader Yahyah Jammeh, who vowed to rule the tiny West African nation for "a billion years", was handed a...

Adama Barrow. Photo Credit: Africanews Official results from Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) indicates that opposition leader Adama Barrow has beaten incumbent President Yahya Jammeh...

Women and children are seen gathered at the water point at the Internally displaced peoples camp Muna camp in Maiduguri. Photo Credit: Reuters  Fati Adamu has...

President Hage Geingob of Namibia. Photo Credit: Reuters Namibia would remain a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) if the United States joined, Namibia's president...

Ethiopia Prime Minister  Ethiopian troops killed 15 armed rebels crossing from Ethiopia's arch-rival Eritrea over the weekend, and captured more than 70, an official said...

Women who join violent extremists such as Nigeria's Boko Haram are lured by the promise of power and influence they otherwise would not get...