The world's population will likely hit an estimated 8 billion people on Tuesday, according to a United Nations projection, with much of the growth coming from developing nations in Africa.
Athletic Bilbao forwards Iñaki and Nico Williams are set to become the latest brothers to play for different countries in a World Cup. Iñaki will play for Ghana and his younger brother Nico for Spain.
U.S. President Joe Biden lauded his party's wins in Tuesday's high-stakes midterm elections during a White House news conference on Wednesday. This, as Republicans looked to be drawing closer to a narrow House majority, but the outcome of many close Senate races might take days or perhaps weeks.
U.S. President Joe Biden said he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over, he said in a news conference Wednesday.
The U.S. state of Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Wednesday announced a runoff between Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker after both candidates failed to secure a majority.
The 27th annual Conference of the Parties of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change — better known as COP27 returns to Africa, starting November 6.
Scientific research in Africa found a one-dose antibody treatment that protects adults against malaria for at least six months which is the latest approach in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease.
Italian activists protested in Rome on Wednesday against the continuation of the 2017 agreement between Italy and Libya to keep migrants and refugees from reaching European shores. The agreement will be automatically renewed for three more years unless revoked by authorities.
The U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield cited on Friday the words of the U.N. secretary-general that the situation in Ethiopia "is spiraling out of control." The U.N. Security Council discussed Friday the conflict in the Horn of Africa nation at a closed meeting but didn't issue a statement.
Chadian security forces are reported to have used live ammunition against anti-government protesters on Thursday in N'djamena. “There are at least two dead and thirty injured in the ongoing demonstrations,” the U.S. embassy said on Thursday in a warning to its citizens.
UPDATED TO INCLUDE NEW DEATH TOLL, UN REACTION: Clashes erupted in the Chadian capital N'Djamena on Thursday between police and hundreds of demonstrators at a banned protest over the ruling junta's grip on power.
Nearly a dozen Somali Americans are running for legislative seats in four states from Maine to Washington State as the newcomers seek to join the political process.
Questions are swirling in Burkina Faso about what role Russia may have played in the West African nation's second coup this year.
Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a brain tumor, the NBA announced.
A man-made water basin was built to bring some security of water supplies to this area of Kalifi County in Kenya. But it now lies dry and empty within the aptly- named Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of East Africa.
UPDATE - Nigerian sources Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has indicated that it would not release Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra group, despite a court judgement passed on Thursday that ordered for his release.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law a bill criminalizing some internet activity despite concerns it could be used as a tool to silence criticism.
Warning that inflation threatens to become “a runaway train,’’ the International Monetary Fund chief on Thursday urged global policymakers to keep fighting against rising prices, even it means more pain at a time of extraordinary economic turmoil.
Experts say European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas in a bid to replace their reliance on Russian energy, amid heightening tensions between President Vladimir Putin’s administration and Europe over the war in Ukraine.
Lesotho's businessman-turned-politician Sam Matekane is set to become the southern African country's next prime minister after announcing Tuesday that he has formed a coalition government following last week's election.
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