South Africa has no reason to cut ties with Iran, its director general of foreign affairs said, after the new U.S. ambassador was quoted as saying the country's association with the Islamic Republic was an impediment to good relations with Washington.
The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) biggest port and oil storage facility, Fujairah, and Dubai's international airport have come under further drone attacks as Iran continues to target Gulf transport and oil infrastructure.
A sacred drum looted by French forces during its colonial rule in Ivory Coast has been returned to the country, more than a century after it was taken.
Top producer Ivory Coast is looking to reform its cocoa marketing system by aligning government-set farmer prices more closely with international prices, two government sources told Reuters.
Andrew Veitch left South Africa after being held up at gunpoint in his car. But now he feels there are greater threats in the United States, he said, citing mass shootings in public places as well as violence by U.S. immigration officers.
Increased transport costs driven by the conflict in Iran will be passed on to consumers, the boss of the world's second biggest shipping company has said.
The arrest in South Africa of the youngest son of Zimbabwe’s former President, Robert Mugabe, has brought renewed attention to the former first family and their controversies over the years.
Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso looks set to extend his decades-long rule in Sunday's elections, even as his advanced age and term limits fuel speculation about who will eventually succeed him.
The U.S. embassy in Nigeria warned American citizens of a possible “terrorist threat” against U.S. facilities and affiliated schools in the West African country in a security alert late on Monday.
For decades the Chinese government has been accused of implementing repressive policies designed to subjugate ethnic minorities, forcing them to assimilate into the dominant Han culture.
