A look at the history of ethnic rivalry in central Mali ......

Sadiq al-Mahdi's political career is one of the longest in modern Sudanese history, including two stints as prime minister.#160; But amid an unprecedented upheaval that has seen mass street protests an...

The BBC's Fergal Keane looks at the Janjaweed's history for signs Sudan's protests would turn deadly. ......

The peacekeeping mission in Mali is already the deadliest in UN history and the violence is getting worse and spreading into Burkina Faso and Niger.

The BBC's Fergal Keane looks at the Janjaweed's history for signs Sudan's protests would turn deadly.

by Julius Gale JUBA South Sudan (Xinhua) -- Dec. 15 marks the fifth year since South Sudan plunged into a conflict that killed tens of thousands of people and displaced over 4 million others. The year ...

23 November 2018 08:05 Mali made history by advancing to the semi-finals for the first time thanks to a 3-2 victory over Algeria on Friday at the Cape Coast Stadium. The result saw the West Africans go...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) ? South Sudan's oil minister says South Africa will invest $1 billion into the war-torn country's oil sector in what would be the largest investment in the East African country's...

South Sudan's oil minister says South Africa will invest $1 billion in the war-torn country's oil sector in what would be the largest investment in the East African country's history.#160; #160; Ezekie...

The United Nations plans to replace an envoy who was expelled from Somalia after questioning the arrest of a political candidate with an extremist history, the world body said Friday. ......