The Ethiopian army brigadier accused of leading a coup attempt against a regional government has been killed in a firefight ...

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, a retired general who served as defense minister before being picked as ...

KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan's protest movement accepted an Ethiopian road map for a civilian-led transitional government, a ...

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Mauritania's government-backed candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani won the presidential election on ...

For many African countries, national soccer teams provide an escape from enduring political, economic and social problems but ...

Former Benin president Thomas Boni Yayi left the country on Saturday for health reasons, a spokesman for his party said, ...

Lawmakers on were calling for swift change after reports last week of more than 250 infants, children and teens being held ...

Zimbabwe’s central bank abolished the use of multiple currencies as it tries to curb black-market currency trade that’s ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A plane involved in a fatal crash that killed four people working on improvements at Dubai ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The Ethiopian army brigadier accused of leading a failed coup against a regional government has ...