Former US President Donald Trump has been charged over his handling of classified documents after he left the White House. Mr Trump, 76, faces seven charges…
President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame has sacked more than 200 soldiers, including senior military officers. Major General Aloys Muganga, commander of the army’s mechanised division, and…
At least 288 people have been killed and 1000 are injured in a crash involving three trains in India’s eastern Odisha state, officials say. One passenger…
The next president of Nigeria, has been sworn in at a ceremony in the capital, Abuja. Bola Tinubu, 71, won February’s election with a promise to…
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has seized a 30kg consignment of methamphetamine valued at $1.2m (£960,000) that was to be shipped to the UK through the main airport…
Former Mastercard boss Ajay Banga has been elected to lead the World Bank as it strives to help low-income countries overcome debt and combat climate change.…
South Africa has unveiled new banknotes and coins. The country’s first major upgrade to its currency in more than a decade The South African Reserve Bank…
Kenya’s President William Ruto has defended his daughter Charlene Ruto over claims of the existence of the “Office of the First Daughter” and also denied that…
North Korea has fired three short range ballistic missiles towards the sea to the east of the Korean peninsula, South Korea’s military says. This latest volley…
The world’s longest-serving head of state, the president of Equatorial Guinea, has been sworn in for a sixth term in office. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who…