Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

A joint summit of leaders from eastern and southern Africa is underway in Tanzania as African governments try to find a ...

Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key city of Goma in a blitz offensive in the mineral-rich region ...

Two weeks after Goma was captured by the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, many families who lost their loved ones are begging for peace. Some of them have had no news of their loved ones, while others have ...

One woman who was carrying her child and a few belongings told the BBC's Great Lakes service: “Bombs from clashes kept ...

Israel is letting hundreds of thousands of Palestinians return to heavily destroyed northern Gaza as part of a fragile ceasefire. It's the first time they're allowed back since the early ...

There was no immediate news of any casualty. “Today at 4.30 p.m., we received information about fire in Gita Press [camp] of Kumbh Kshetra Sector 19. Fire brigade and police team reached the spot.

Jenin Deputy Governor Mansour al-Saadi warned Thursday of an Israeli military plan to carry out a large-scale invasion of the Jenin refugee camp in the ... by Israeli army fire in the occupied ...

Liquor traders in South Africa are asking the government to rethink a plan to add a new charge on alcohol. This idea, suggested by Deputy Transport Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa, is meant to help ...

Nearly a thousand people are under a mandatory evacuation order after a brush fire broke out Tuesday afternoon near Fashion Valley Mall in Mission Valley. The Friars Fire broke out just after 12: ...

A two-storey building undergoing renovations for student accommodation in Sunnyside, Tshwane, was struck by a fierce fire that left extensive damage behind. Lindsay Zwelithini Mnguni, spokesperson ...