Dozens die after passenger’s gas tank explodes on Zimbabwe bus

MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has been summoned to appear before a commission of inquiry into post-election violence

With no Parliament nor constitution, country remains under the dictatorship of President Isaias Afwerki

Zimbabwe's inflation at highest in a decade as dollar shortage bites

Bongo was taken to hospital in Riyadh on October 24 after he arrived to attend an economic forum

Kinfe Dagnew, a brigadier-general in Ethiopia’s army, was detained near the northwest town of Humera

Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj, whose weak but internationally recognised government is based in western Libya, met the commander who rules most of the east, ...

The move means the next government will be less likely to modify new mining legislation that’s deeply unpopular with miners including Glencore and Randgold 

Abiy Ahmed has pledged a range of reforms, including reining in the security forces, since coming to power in April

Defence lawyers applying for Laurent Gbagbo’s acquital say prosecutors have distorted history of postelectoral violence in 2010

The surprise choice appears to be based on opposition to electronic voting machines

The former banker, who caused a $2.3bn loss at UBS’s London unit, was released from prison in 2015

Rampant inflation, a lack of trust in the banking system and the central bank's policy of restricting money supply have contributed to the liquidity crunch

President Emmerson Mnangagwa will use executive powers to amend the exchange control and money-laundering laws

The project, driven by three construction giants from Spain and China, has been embroiled in controversy since it was announced

Cashews are the most valuable of the East African nation’s export crops, but falling prices have prompted Tanzanian farmers to halt sales

Ebola outbreak is worst in Democratic Republic of Congo's history, says health ministry