Africa

BISSAU: Guinea-Bissau has entered a new period of political uncertainty as its armed forces consolidated control following a dramatic coup...

KINGSTOWN:  Voters in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are casting ballots Thursday in a pivotal general election that could mark...

WASHINGTON/JOHANNESBURG:  President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that South Africa will be barred from attending next year's G20 summit in Miami,...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Twenty-four schoolgirls abducted from a government boarding school in northwestern Nigeria last week have been released, a spokesperson...

JOHANNESBURG:  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the Johannesburg G20 summit a decisive victory for multilateralism, even as the United...

NEW DELHI/JOHANNESBURG: The decision by G20 envoys to finalise a draft leaders’ declaration without U.S. input is more than a...

GENEVA: In an emergency special session, the UN Human Rights Council on Friday approved an independent fact-finding mission to investigate...

DAR ES SALAAM:Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed Mwigulu Nchemba, a seasoned politician and longtime ally, as the country’s...

NAIROBI: U.S. Vice President JD Vance has called off a visit to Kenya planned for later this month after his...