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. ......

13 November 2018 07:20 On 17 November 2018, Ghana's Black Queens will strive to make history when they come face to face with their Algerian counterparts in the opening match of the Total African Women...

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The crackdown on freedom of expression under Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi has reached alarming new levels unparalleled in Egypt?s recent history. Society

SNEPCo pioneered Nigeria's deep-water oil and gas production at the Bonga field, a project that increased Nigeria's oil capacity by 10% when output began in 2005. The company, working with its governme...