A young South African girl who disappeared last year aged six was allegedly sought by a traditional healer for her eyes and fair complexion, a court has heard.This is...

Rwanda has cut diplomatic ties with Belgium, saying it has been "consistently undermined" by the European nation during the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Brussels has been...

Opposition parties in South Africa have called on its president not to be "bullied" by the US after Washington expelled Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, giving him just 72 hours to...

The US is expelling South Africa's ambassador to Washington, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio describing him as a "race-baiting politician". In a post on X, Rubio accused Ebrahim...

Angola is under fire after it denied entry to several senior African political figures set to attend a conference hosted by the country's main opposition party.Unita said it had...

Southern African leaders have announced they will pull their troops out of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they have been helping the government fight rebel forces. The troops...

Manchester United and Newcastle United were among the English teams to be linked to him last summer.But he instead moved to Borussia Dortmund, who triggered a release clause to...

South Sudan's government has denied earlier reports that Uganda had deployed special forces to its capital, Juba.Uganda's military chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba said the soldiers had gone to the...

Juma Bah used to spend his spare time helping out at his father's bakery in Sierra Leone, but he could soon be playing for Pep Guardiola at Manchester City...

Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who tried to occupy a church that was recently given a substantial donation by President William Ruto. The gift...

People affected by leprosy in Nigeria should be able to get hold of vital drugs to treat the disease for the first time in a year from this weekend,...

Several people have died in South Sudan after an attempt by the UN to evacuate members of the national army came under fire, the UN has said.One crew member...