Africa

Experts say the proposed one percent tax could significantly disrupt those flows and undermine progress in some of the continent's most vulnerable communities.

A top Pentagon official for Africa warned that Mexican cartels have begun consolidating connections impacting the security of the region, especially in countries like Angola and Namibia

Nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives already paid for by the US are en route from Belgium to France for incineration.

The government of Eswatini said the five migrants deported from the U.S. will be held in solitary confinement for an indefinite amount of time

Eswatini announced on Wednesday that it will repatriate five migrants deported there by the United States

The Trump administration announced it deported five "uniquely barbaric" migrants to the African country of Eswatini

Nigeria has rejected a proposal by the Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees and other third-country migrants from the United States.

Trump complimented Liberian President Joseph Boakai on his English during a White House summit, seemingly unaware that English is Liberia's official language.

President Donald Trump is being criticized by social media users after telling an African leader to keep their remarks brief during a meeting with multiple leaders, encouraging them to stick to the schedule for the event.

Nearly a dozen Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, along with eight deportees are reportedly stranded in a military base in the East African nation of Djibouti

Rwanda is in early discussions with the Trump admin to accept deported migrants from the U.S., possibly making it the first African nation to reach such a deal.

The Trump administration and Israel have approached two African countries about the possibility of receiving displaced Gazans

More than 50 people have died in the northwest Democratic Republic of Congo from a mystery illness that first appeared in three children who ate a bat.

The Shroyers and their five children moved to Angola as part of a mission trip in 2021

The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, often shrouded in secrecy, is a sprawling facility divided into multiple compounds, each with varying levels of security and accommodation.

More than a dozen prisoners escaped after a Zambian cop reportedly got drunk and freed them so they could celebrate New Year's Eve, according to officials.

A 7-year-old boy lost for a week in a wildlife park teeming with lions in Zimbabwe was miraculously found alive, according to a government official.

A 13-year-old boy has taken legal action against his parents, who he says tricked him into going to Africa and later abandoned him at a boarding school.

The Sahara Desert was hit by an extratropical cyclone earlier this month, leading some areas to receive more than 200 millimeters of rainfall.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday will explore greater coordination with emerging regional partner Angola, capping a tour of Africa to champion US-friendly democracies as global crises mount.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opens a week-long tour of Africa's west coast as he seeks to bolster US-friendly democracies with security deteriorating in the Sahel.

President Joe Biden and his Angolan counterpart Joao Lourenco met at the White House on Thursday to discuss infrastructure and regional security, as the United States seeks to counter China's growing influence in Africa.

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank traditionally hold their annual gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors outside their Washington headquarters every three years.

FIFA said in a statement that the matches in South America -- one each in Montevideo, Buenos Aires and Asuncion -- were part of the celebration to mark 100 years since the first World Cup in Uruguay.

Plundering and infrastructure destruction have severely restricted access to essential resources like food, water, and medicine.

While looking into a preacher who allegedly encouraged followers to starve to death, Kenyan authorities excavated 47 dead close to the coastal town of Malindi.

While Dubois was held hostage in neighboring Mali for nearly two years, Woodke went missing in Niger in 2016.

Three stowaways reportedly hitched a ride on a ship's rudder from Nigeria to the Canary Islands in an 11-day journey.

A militant group in Somalia held siege to a hotel in Mogadishu on Friday, causing a 30-hour confrontation with authorities that ended with over 21 people dead.

A wealthy dentist from Pittsburgh who is also known as a big game hunter has been found guilty of murdering his wife while on a hunting trip in Africa.