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Authorities in Congo accused of abandoning Bukavu following the government’s confirmation of its fall to a militia group.

Africa’s last remaining absolute monarchy is being sued for race discrimination by a Jewish chauffeur who worked for them at their UK High Commission.

Humanitarian concerns grow as the airport is the last obstacle before reaching the city of Bukavu and its population of approximately 1 million people.

Atrocity follows escape of thousands of male inmates amid chaos as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize eastern DRC city

First-hand accounts from victims of unthinkable violence paint a gruesome picture of the brutality sweeping the central African country. How long is the West prepared to look away?

Operation Serengeti, a joint operation with Afripol, the African Union’s police agency, ran from September 2 to October 31 in 19 African countries.

Since the start of 2024, a total of 3,344 foreign nationals who went to fight in Ukraine have received Russian citizenship, according to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In early November, Sochi is set to host the first Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum.

Nigerian authorities have apprehended 13 students of Usmanu Danfodio University, located in the northwestern city of Sokoto, in the latest round of raids targeting internet fraud and other cyber-related offenses.

Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali in July were Russian war veterans who survived tours in Ukraine, Libya and Syria, according to interviews with relatives and a review of social media data.

The 2024 African Youth Survey shows that 80% of young people in Africa see corruption as an obstacle to progress, pushing three-in-five to consider emigration to the Global North, according to a survey conducted by a non-government organization.

Nigerian authorities announced on Tuesday that they have dismantled a major drug cartel responsible for producing and distributing methamphetamine...

A NEW strain of mpox described as "the most dangerous yet" is spreading rapidly, experts warn.Countries in central Africa are most at risk, but the vi

A BRITISH couple who were kidnapped in South Africa had their bodies dismembered and the bloodied parts sold to a witch doctor, it has been claimed.De

ENGLAND’S self-styled Hardest Geezer issued a rallying cry to the Three Lions stars while he jogged to tonight’s match: “Keep going boys and you

BUNGLING armed robbers got their explosive sums wrong after botching their raid on a cash van by blowing up the entire haul.Instead of blasting the do

THE world’s largest cheetah which roamed the earth more than one million years ago weighed as much as a gorilla.Scientists who examined fossils of t

BRITS have been warned of a plague of "Monster Ticks" invading holiday hotspots this summer.The blood-sucking parasites are four times larger than nor

A MAN believed to be British and three Americans could face the death penalty after taking part in a bungled coup in central Africa.After being arrest

MEGHAN Markle has appeared to have been criticised in a speech by Nigeria's First Lady over her "nakedness".The Duchess of Sussex recently jetted to N

A FREQUENT traveller has raved about a holiday destination just a short distance away from the UK, with very cheap flights.When considering affordable

A MYSTERY illness has claimed the lives of four individuals in Nigeria, with a local official warning that "children are at risk".The disease is bein

The government has confirmed four people have died and 'children are at risk' in Zamfara, Nigeria following a long-running battle with an unknown sickness

PRINCE Harry was cock-a-hoop to continue his African tour — as he turned his hand to basketball.He and wife Meghan were unveiling a partnership betw

A new case of the Ebola-like Lassa virus, which causes many of the same symptoms including bleeding from the nose and eyes, has been detected in a patient in Paris, France