A young protester in Guinea was killed Tuesday in clashes with police who broke up an anti-government march and prevented the opposition leader from leaving his home. My brother was killed by a policeman who shot him in cold blood, Mariama Dalanda, in tears, told AFP. The death of the 30-year-old man was confirmed by the head of the opposi ...

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday pledged a billion euros to incite businesses to invest in Africa, as she urged the private sector to take a closer look at the continent's huge economic opportunities. The creation of the fund, announced during an investment forum in Berlin, is aimed at getting small and medium-sized companies to grow their ...

Police in Guinea surrounded the home of the country's main opposition leader, Cellou Dalein Diallo, on Tuesday preventing him from joining a new anti-government protest in the capital Conakry. At least five of Diallo's supporters were injured Tuesday in clashes near his home with police armed with clubs, shields and grenade launchers, an AFP cor ...

China on Tuesday defended its controversial decision to ease a 25-year ban on trading tiger bones and rhinoceros horns after conservationists warned that the government had effectively signed a death warrant for the endangered species. The State Council, China's cabinet, unexpectedly announced on Monday that it would allow the sale of rhino an ...

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday urged companies to take a closer look at Africa's huge economic opportunities, as Germany hopes that development of the continent will help curb illegal migration to Europe. For many years we have been very focused on Asia. I think that in future we should turn our sights more on Africa, Merkel said at an ...

With winter knocking at the door, Bosnia is racing to avert a humanitarian crisis for thousands of EU-bound migrants crossing its mountainous terrain and sleeping without proper shelter as temperatures drop. The poor Balkan state has become a well-trodden stop on the new route to the European Union for migrants escaping war and poverty in Asia, ...

If I was to vote, I would definitely vote for the rubbish bins because at least they feed us, scoffed Claudine Rajaonarison. She had been scouring the streets of Antananarivo since 4:00 am for plastic to sell. Rajaonarison, a 35-year-old mother of three, said she will not be voting for Madagascar's next president in the November 7 poll. Not ...