Africa

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...

WASHINGTON/PARIS: The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda said in a statement on Friday that they had agreed on an...

RABAT: Morocco's royal palace on Tuesday declared October 31 starting next year as a national holiday marking the adoption of...

ABUJA/BERLIN: The recent outburst by US President Donald Trump, threatening to halt aid and even launch military action over alleged...