Africa

African Union urges swift relocation of refugees from overcrowded camps in Libya

Nov 30, 2017 16:06

African Union leaders have called on their European counterparts to help relocate thousands of refugees currently stranded in camps in violence-plagued Libya.
African Union outraged after Libya ‘slavery market’ report

Nov 19, 2017 03:56

The African Union (AU) has expressed outrage following revelations that black men are being put on sale at a Libyan “slave market.”
South Africa's president says Africa region to support people of Zimbabwe

Nov 18, 2017 13:06

The South African president says the African region will be committed to supporting the people of Zimbabwe amid an army takeover of the government in the country.
UN agrees to deploy extra peacekeepers to Central African Republic

Nov 16, 2017 03:27

The United Nations will send an extra contingent of troops to the Central African Republic amid warnings that lack of international support would leave the country at a real risk of ethnic cleansing.
Plague epidemic kills 127 lives in Madagascar, more than 1,000 affected: WHO

Nov 02, 2017 16:29

A plague epidemic in Madagascar has killed 127 people since August, while the number of pulmonary cases is starting to decline across the country, says the World Health Organization.
On last leg of Africa tour, Zarif meets Niger officials

Oct 27, 2017 07:58

Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran has held meetings with senior officials in Niger’s capital, ending a three-leg tour of Africa, which earlier took him to South Africa and Uganda.
FM Zarif begins key tour of Africa

Oct 22, 2017 05:14

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has left the country on a three-leg tour of African nations, his first since the inauguration of the Islamic Republic’s 12th administration earlier in the year.
Madagascar plague deaths hit 94, 1,100 suspected cases: WHO

Oct 20, 2017 12:57

The death toll from a plague outbreak in Madagascar has risen to 94, with the number of suspected cases jumping to more than 1,100, the World Health Organization said Friday.
US alarmed by China’s increasing global military role

Oct 07, 2017 08:56

China’s inauguration of its first military base abroad in Djibouti has raised concerns among US intelligence officials that Beijing’s growing military presence around the world could spark a conflict of interests among the two sides, a report says.
EU plans to accept 50,000 refugees from Africa, Mideast

Sep 27, 2017 14:22

The EU unveiled plans Wednesday to take at least 50,000 refugees directly from Africa, the Middle East and Turkey to discourage refugee boats from making the risky Mediterranean crossing.