South Africa is set to host Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on a state visit, President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed on X without giving a specific date.The invite comes at the...

EPASouth Africa's relationship with the US has become increasingly strainedSouth Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has told G20 foreign ministers that a commitment to multilateralism and international law is vital...

Uganda has discharged eight patients who have recovered from the Sudan strain of Ebola after they tested negative twice, health officials have said.The disease has killed one person and...

Orla GuerinBBC News, GomaGöktay Koraltan / BBCHeshima winces in pain as he tries to shift his weight, sweat beading on his face. The slight 13-year-old sits on a bed...

Detained Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye, on hunger strike for a week, has been returned to prison after being in a clinic overnight, his allies have said.The 68-year-old was...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing the regional governor's office.Some people lined the streets to clap and cheer...

Chaotic scenes have been unfolding in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the M23 rebel group continues its offensive in the region.On Saturday there were reports of...

In the bustling heart of Cairo, coffee shops teem with Gazans who managed to flee at the start of Israel's devastating war on Hamas. Although they have found safety,...

The US will be present at talks over the future of the Chagos Islands, which has been the subject of a controversial deal between Mauritius and the UK, the...

A paramilitary force in Sudan has stormed the country's largest displacement camp, looting and setting fire to the market and several homes, a local refugee group has said.The Zamzam...

The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have attacked Congolese government forces in the South Kivu province, breaking a two-day lull in fighting.Heavy shelling began on Tuesday morning, three days after a...

Ten endangered flamingos have been saved after smugglers were caught trying to traffic them out of Tunisia, according to the country's customs body.Photos of the birds crammed into crates...