A Gabon military coup leader is sworn in as

By Emmanuel Akinwotu

Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema, leader of a coup in Gabon last week, has been sworn in as interim president, while the deposed

Whatever happened to the 'period day off' policy?

By Raksha Kumar

In 2017, two Indian firms began offering workers a day off for a painful period — earning much praise but also some

With Johannesburg's building fire, the misery of

By Kate Bartlett

People desperate for housing in a country with sky-high unemployment have taken to squatting in squalid conditions in former

A building fire in Johannesburg kills dozens, many

By The Associated Press

At least 12 of those killed were children. Some people threw babies out of third-story windows to others waiting below in

A building fire in Johannesburg kills at least 74,

By The Associated Press

At least 12 of those killed were children. Some people threw babies out of third-story windows to others waiting below in

Military officers in Gabon say they have seized

By Emmanuel Akinwotu

Crowds celebrated in Gabon after mutinous soldiers said they were seizing power to overturn results of a presidential

Uganda starts charging people under extreme anti

By Emmanuel Akinwotu

Two men in Uganda are the first to be charged with "aggravated homosexuality" under a harsh new law that carries the death

The civil war in northern Ethiopia officially ended in November. But a new report indicates that military forces have

Terrorist groups are expanding in Mali as

By Michele Kelemen

The United Nations is on a tight timeline to pull all of its peacekeepers out of Mali by the end of 2023. As they leave,

Zimbabwe's opposition alleges fraud in vote that

By The Associated Press

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader on Sunday alleged "blatant and gigantic fraud" in the country's election after President