Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega sprinted the last lap to beat world record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda and win a shock Olympic gold medal in the
At least three soccer players were killed, and six others injured in an explosion Friday in the southern Somali port town of Kismayo, a police
Mozambique’s defense minister says South African troops are expected this week to join operations meant to counter insurgents in northern Cabo Delgado province. Defense Minister
Queen Dube is chief of health services in Malawi’s Ministry of Health. She said there will be no repeat of that incident, because a government
The United Nations warns global hunger is increasing and urgent action is needed to stave off famine and death over coming months in nearly two
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to cuts in foreign aid from donor nations such as Britain — which cut its aid budget by $5.5 billion
A Zimbabwean environmental group is suing the government over purported plans to export elephants to China, which the group says has subjected the animals to
The South African government is sending 25,000 soldiers to areas it calls “flashpoints” as it tries to stop violence from spreading across the country. Protests