Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe no longer able to walk
Robert Mugabe, the 94-year-old former president of Zimbabwe, is no longer able to walk because of ill health and age.
The announcement was made by his successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who said on Saturday that the former leader has...
African Union hit by sexual harassment claims
Sexual harassment is a major problem for women who work at the African Union Commission (AUC), an internal investigation has found.
Most of the victims are short-term staff, youth volunteers and interns looking for jobs,...
Karachi attack: China consulate attack leaves four dead
Gunmen have killed at least four people in an attack on the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani port city of Karachi.
Gunshots were heard at about 09:30 local time (04:30 GMT) outside the consulate in...
Khashoggi killing: CIA did not blame Saudi crown prince, says Trump
US President Donald Trump has said the CIA did not conclude that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Khashoggi was killed on 2 October in the Saudi consulate...
Nissan sacks chairman over cash scandal
Carlos Ghosn has been ousted after nearly two decades at the helm of Japanese carmaker Nissan, following allegations of financial misconduct.
He has been accused by Nissan of under-reporting his salary and using company assets...
Key Ethiopia opposition figure made poll chief
A former judge and leading opposition figure has been sworn in as the head of Ethiopia's electoral board.
Birtukan Mideksa is the latest significant appointment of a woman to a key public office.
Ms Birtukan returned...
Cameroon army frees kidnapped students
Cameroon's security forces have rescued kidnapped students and one teacher after a raid on a camp of separatist fighters in the South-West region.
The group of nine, not 20 as first reported, was taken from...
Moroccan woman in UAE ‘killed lover and cooked him’
A Moroccan woman has been accused of killing her lover and serving up his remains to Pakistani workers in the United Arab Emirates, prosecutors say.
The woman killed her boyfriend three months ago, they say,...
South Korean elected Interpol President
Interpol has elected South Korean Kim Jong-yang as its president, rejecting the controversial Russian frontrunner.
Mr Kim was chosen by Interpol's 194 member states at a meeting of its annual congress in Dubai.
He beat Russia's...
Gunmen in Kenya abduct Italian aid worker
A group of unidentified gunmen have abducted an Italian woman working for an aid organisation in south-east Kenya, police said on Wednesday.
The men, reportedly armed with rifles, "fired indiscriminately" before taking the 23-year-old volunteer...