Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta publicly rebuked the country's Supreme Court on Thursday, saying its decision to annul the result of last month's election amounted to a "coup."

He has helped to educate and feed hundreds of displaced Boko Haram orphans and his efforts have earned him the United Nations' highest honor.

President Donald Trump lavished praise on the health care system of Nambia during a speech at the United Nations. But there's one little problem -- there's no such country.

Kenya's highest court delivered its verdict for annulling last month's presidential election, condemning the country's voting authority for failing to give the court full access to its IT servers.

Sierra Leone Football Association president Isha Johansen has announced she will stand for re-election despite admitting that her decision will "infuriate a lot of people."

Teens from around the world attended the Students Opposing Slavery summit, held at the cottage where Abraham Lincoln drafted the emancipation proclamation.

More than 40 million people were estimated to be victims of modern slavery in 2016 -- and one in four of those were children.

The government of Nigeria has announced the award of a $5.8 billion contract to build what will be the largest power plant in the country.

Kenya's opposition party said it will not participate in the upcoming presidential election without major reforms to the national electoral commission.

The anti-apartheid message was serious and heartfelt, but the song that alerted many around the world to the injustices of the South African regime could not have been more upbeat.

While Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, and Desmond Tutu are rightly venerated for their role in opposing and ending white minority rule in South Africa, another leader of the liberation years has been remarkably overlooked: Bantu Steven Biko, who led the enormously influential Black Consciousness Movement. Four decades after his death in police custody on September 12 1977, he deserves to be recognized as one of the towering heroes of the anti-apartheid struggle.

Meet Judith Adong, the director bringing social empowerment to others through theatre

Egypt's police and National Security officers are carrying out widespread and systematic torture of political prisoners, which probably amounts to a crime against humanity, rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Wednesday.

For some, running just one marathon is the ultimate sporting achievement. For others, it's just the beginning.

Two of the largest economies in Africa are growing again after recessions.

Diane Rwigara, a leading critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, was arrested on charges of tax evasion and forgery.