Russian punk group Pussy Riot on Wednesday linked the suspected poisoning of member Pyotr Verzilov with his attempt to investigate the deaths of three Russian journalists in Africa. The journalists were shot dead on July 30 in the Central African Republic (CAR) while probing a shadowy Russian mercenary group for a project founded by Kremlin foe ...

DNA tests on smuggled elephant tusks have identified three major ivory cartels in Africa and are helping investigators bolster the criminal cases against some of the most dangerous traffickers, researchers said Wednesday. Around 40,000 African elephants are killed every year for their tusks, which are illegally traded as part of a multi-billion ...

The share of the people living in extreme poverty around the globe has declined but is falling a slower pace as the challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa become more acute, the World Bank said Wednesday. The slowing decline and uneven success rate raises concerns as more of the world's poor become concentrated in a region beset by conflict and the ef ...

The African Union has called on Italy's far-right interior minister to withdraw comments he made last week in which he referred to Africans as slaves. But Matteo Salvini on Wednesday insisted that his comments had been misinterpreted and that there was no need to apologise. An AU statement issued Tuesday evening expressed dismay at Salvini' ...

The EU must convince Italy, Spain and Greece to back a plan to bolster the bloc's external borders, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Wednesday as European Union leaders met in Salzburg to discuss the politically charged issue. EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has put forward a proposal to widen the mandate of the Frontex (border a ...

The tiny country of eSwatini, until recently known as Swaziland, is ruled by a playboy king with many wives and supreme control over a nation struggling with poverty and HIV. Ahead of parliamentary elections on Friday, here is some essential background about the landlocked kingdom wedged between South Africa and Mozambique. King in contro ...

Political parties cannot be involved, there are no campaign rallies and the king wields absolute power, choosing the prime minister and cabinet: a parliamentary election in eSwatini is a vote like no other. Opposition activists in the tiny southern African country formerly known as Swaziland say Friday's election is a mockery of democracy and re ...

Africa draws just five percent of the world's tourists despite boasting attractions ranging from the Pyramids and Victoria Falls to wildlife safaris and endless strips of pristine beach. But the continent's huge potential can be unlocked by eco tourism, cultural experiences, domestic travel and political stability, said experts at an African tou ...