Ex-Burundi leader gets life sentence for killing another former president. Buyoya was on Monday convicted for "an attack against the head of state" over his role in the killing of...
The CDC said 299,028 more people died between January 26 and October 3 than the average numbers from the previous four years (2015 – 2019) would have indicated. That compares...
A number of people taking part in a protest against police brutality have reportedly been shot dead or injured in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos. A witness told the BBC he...
Removing Sudan from state-sponsors of terror list would pave way for country to be relieved of debt and attract foreign investment. After months of negotiations between the transitional Sudanese government...
In the past 24 hours, there were 12,982 new infections, pushing the overall number to 1,002,662, the country's health ministry said. It reported 451 new deaths, bringing the nation's toll...
The world's second-biggest economy saw growth of 4.9% between July and September, compared to the same quarter last year. However, the figure is lower than the 5.2% expected by economists....
Voters in Guinea will head to the polls on Sunday to elect the country’s next president, in a tense election that comes after months of deadly unrest. Nearly five million voters...
A mask-wearing PM Giuseppe Conte said the measures were needed "to avoid a new lockdown". Mayors will get powers to close public areas after 21:00 and the opening times of...
Mrs Trump said her "fear came true" when Barron tested positive for Covid-19. But, she said, "luckily he is a strong teenager and exhibited no symptoms". Both the president and...
The country has the region's highest new infection rate per 100,000 people. Restaurants will be closed and public consumption of alcohol is banned. In the Netherlands, a partial lockdown was...