Zimbabwe renames Harare airport after Robert Mugabe
Harare International Airport has been renamed after Zimbabwe's current President, Robert Mugabe.
Transport Minister Joram Gumbo justified the decision on the grounds that Mr Mugabe was a "war hero" and "African icon".
There is tension about...
French President makes surprise Saudi visit
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will stress the importance of stability in Lebanon as he began an unscheduled visit to Saudi Arabia.
This comes after Lebanese PM Saad Hariri resigned on Saturday while...
President Trump to address key Apec summit in Vietnam
As the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit kicks off in Vietnam, the focus is on US President Donald Trump's speech later in the day.
Mr Trump is expected to outline the future US role in...
‘$100bn embezzled’ in Saudi – law chief
Saudi Arabia's attorney general says at least $100bn (£76bn) has been misused through systemic corruption and embezzlement in recent decades.
Sheikh Saud al-Mojeb said 199 people were being held for questioning as part of a...
Zimbabwe Vice President asked ‘healers when Mugabe would die’
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has accused his sacked deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, of consulting traditional healers to find out when the 93-year-old would die, as he schemed to take power, the state-owned Herald newspaper reports.
Mr...
Colombia seizes largest stash of cocaine ever
Colombian police have discovered 12 tonnes of cocaine in the largest single drug seizure in the country's history.
The drugs were found buried in four banana plantations in the north of the country, close to...
Zimbabwe’s sacked Vice-President Mnangagwa flees
Zimbabwe's former Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sacked on Monday, has fled the country amid death threats, his allies say.
President Robert Mugabe, 93, accuses his former deputy of plotting to take power from him.
"He...
Trump strikes warmer tone with China
US President Donald Trump has struck a warmer tone in China, praising leader Xi Jinping on his handling of the North Korean nuclear threat.
At the same time, he urged Mr Xi to "work very...
Kaagame and Tony Elumelu to headline Young Entrepreneurship Day at the Africa 2017 forum
Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda and chairman of Smart Africa, and Tony Elumelu, Founder of the $100m Entrepreneurship Programme, will be headlining the Young Entrepreneurship Day (YED) at the Africa 2017 Forum.
The YED is...
Donald Trump warns North Korea: ‘Do not try us’
US President Donald Trump has issued a blunt warning to North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un in an address to South Korea's parliament.
"Do not underestimate us. Do not try us," he said, while also condemning...