Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa offers amnesty for funds stashed abroad
Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has offered a three-month amnesty for individuals and companies to surrender public funds illegally stashed abroad.
In a statement, he said the government will prosecute those who fail to comply...
North Korea says new missile puts all of US in striking range
North Korea says it has successfully tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that can reach the whole of continental United States.
State television said Pyongyang had achieved its mission of becoming a...
Kenyatta sworn in for new term
Uhuru Kenyatta has been sworn in for a second term as president of Kenya at a ceremony in the capital, Nairobi, boycotted by the opposition.
Delighted supporters packed the stadium but riot police drove back...
Kenya election: Kenyatta sworn in for new term
#Uhuru Kenyatta has been sworn in for a second term as president of Kenya at a ceremony in the capital, Nairobi, boycotted by the opposition.
The ceremony took place in a packed stadium with police...
Melbourne man planned New Year’s Eve terror attack, police say
Australian police have arrested a man they allege was planning to carry out a terror attack during New Year's Eve celebrations in Melbourne.
The 20-year-old man will be charged with terrorism offences that carry a...
Zimbabwe officially declares Mugabe national holiday
Zimbabwe has officially declared 21 February to be Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day, thereby making the former president's birthday a public holiday, the Herald newspaper reports.
New President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to form a...
John Conyers: Veteran congressman gives up post amid harassment inquiry
The longest-serving member of the US Congress says he is stepping aside as top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee while sexual harassment allegations are investigated.
John Conyers again denied the accusations, but said he...
Macron to visit Ghana in first Africa tour
Macron's advisers say he hopes to modernise France's relations with Africa by emphasising business links, education and sport rather than development aid. Although Macron has pledged to increase France's aid budget to 0.55 percent...
Zimbabwe ex-minister Chombo in court on corruption charges
Zimbabwe's former finance minister, who was taken into custody by the military after it took power, has appeared in court in Harare on corruption charges.
A lawyer for Ignatius Chombo said the ex-minister had been...
Egypt attack: President Sisi pledges forceful response
Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has vowed to respond with "the utmost force" after 300 people were killed at a North Sinai mosque during Friday prayers.
The al-Rawda mosque in the town of Bir al-Abed...