Africa

Congo M23 rebels claim control of smartphone mineral mining town

M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have taken control of Rubaya, a key mining town for the smartphone ...

Nigeria on Tuesday raised salaries for government workers by between 25% and 35%, backdated to January, the salaries commission said, as Africa's biggest economy grapples ...

Flash floods and a landslide in central Kenya killed at least 45 people and injured over 110 others on Monday as floodwaters swept away houses and cars in the town of Mai ...

Clinging to ropes, passengers escape bus swept away by Kenya ... Clinging to ropes, passengers escape bus swept away by Kenya floodwater

Passengers on a bus that was swept downstream by floodwater on Tuesday in Kenya's east clung to ropes as they crossed ...

Zimbabwe's new ZiG currency starts trading, credibility doubts ... Zimbabwe's new ZiG currency starts trading, credibility doubts linger

Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency started trading on Monday amid doubts that the country's third such relaunch in a ...

Rwanda's president Paul Kagame leads genocide commemoration 30 ... Rwanda's president Paul Kagame leads genocide commemoration 30 years on

Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame on Sunday led commemorations to mark 30 years since the 1994 genocide that killed more ...