French Citizen Kidnapped In South-West Mali

A French citizen has been kidnapped in southwest Mali, bringing the total number of French nationals held by force in the West African co...

South African miners rally after 12,000 sacked by world's largest platinum producer

Many of the 12,000 miners sacked by Anglo American Platinum in South Africa were expected to gather on Saturday to protest their dismis...

Malawi's Joyce Banda takes 30 per cent salary cut

Joyce Banda, the Malawian President, has slashed her salary by 30 per cent to share in the "difficult times" suffered by her co...

Somalia's al Shabaab rebels pull out of Kismayu bastion

Somalia's al Shabaab rebels withdrew from their last major bastion of Kismayu overnight, the group and residents said, a day after K...

Cameroon arrests suspected traffickers of human body parts

Authorities in Cameroon have arrested five people suspected of trafficking in body parts after they were discovered at a checkpoint carry...