Botswana aims to transform itself into an international hub of the world diamond industry, boosted by a deal in which the De Beers mining and sales empire will transfer the ... Read more »
The suspect is being detained at the Lamu Police Station as investigations commence. A massive security operations had been mounted in Kiwayu, north of Lamu Island near the ... Read more »
Fatumo Farah is the director of the Netherlands-based development organization HIRDA and a mother of three children. After 18 years she returns to her country of origin, Somalia, ... Read more »
Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's sexual assault case was dismissed after his accuser was found to have lied about events surrounding the alleged ... Read more »
Until August 8, Peckham was a south London district known for bustling African beauty salons, Asian markets and as the setting of a 1980s British sitcom. Then violence struck. Read more »
Getting into Europe can be a risky venture for many African migrants hoping for a better future. Read more »
Africans living in London fear for their safety as riots spread across the rest of the United Kingdom. Read more »
African governments have condemned Oslo's "despicable terrorist attacks" and the "barbaric massacre" that took place in Utoya Island. Read more »
Beginning early treatment of HIV-infected people who are living in partnership with an uninfected person has shown a 96 percent reduction in risk of transmission, according to a ... Read more »
NoViolet Bulawayo has won the Caine Prize for African writing, which is regarded as the biggest literary award on the continent. Read more »
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