At least 179 people have been killed in a mudslide near Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, the Red Cross says.

Kenya's opposition leader has urged people to stay away from work on Monday over the disputed election result. Raila Odinga said it ...

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said he feels ready to return home after medical treatment in the UK, and is awaiting his doctor’s ...

Zimbabwe is to build a $1bn (£770m) university dedicated to the man accused of leading his country to the brink of economic collapse, Robert...

Another 55 migrants are thought to have died after being deliberately drowned, the UN's migration agency says. Up to 180 migrants were f...

A popular singer has been arrested for “dabbing” during a concert in south-west Saudi Arabia. Abdallah Al Shahani, a TV host, actor, and Sau...

Senegal’s police criminal investigations unit is holding a popular musician who was arrested for insulting President Macky Sall. Amy Colle D...

A man brought over 100,000 coins to buy SUV in central China’s Henan province on November 24. The man who owns a flour shop in Zhengzhou cit...