For the eighth Friday in a row, protesters across the Algerian capital took to the streets. Police failed on Friday to break up a wave of protesters marching through the streets of Algiers. They took to the streets despite the official resignation of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and an announcement that the next round of presidentia ...

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 750 people, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday, ahead of a key review on the severity of the epidemic. WHO 39;s latest toll for the outbreak declared in eastern DRC last August came as the agency 39;s International Health Regulations emergency committ ...

Cyclone Idai which cut a deadly swathe through Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe last month, is expected to cost the three countries more than $2 billion (1.77 billion euros), the World Bank said. (E)arly estimates point to over US$2.0 billion in recovery costs for the infrastructure and livelihood impacts, it said in a statement issued aft ...

Famed Egyptian club Al Ahly face one of the greatest challenges in their 112-year history when they try to wipe out a five-goal CAF Champions League deficit Saturday. South African side Mamelodi Sundowns exceeded their own expectations by thrashing the Cairo Red Devils 5-0 last weekend in the first leg of a quarter-final. It was the hea ...

The rising influence of lending by China to developing nations is increasingly under the spotlight amid concerns the growing debt burden and onerous conditions could sow the seeds of a crisis. The global development lenders, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, are calling for more transparency about loan amounts and terms, and cautio ...

Trust in the presidency of Cyril Ramaphosa has emerged as the biggest determining factor in voter preference for the governing party in South Africa as the country prepares for landmark elections on 8 May. A three-year study conducted by the University of Johannesburg Centre for Social Development in Africa, published by today's Mail and Guardia ...