Comoros President Azali Assoumani was re-elected Tuesday by a landslide, according to results published by the electoral commission, in a divisive poll that has sparked tensions and opposition accusations of fraud in the Indian Ocean archipelago. Azali, who first took office in 2016, was credited with 60.77 percent of the vote following Sun ...

The auction of 40 artefacts taken from the ancient kingdom of Dahomey during a military campaign in the 19th century, and held in a private collection for decades, was cancelled following a dramatic intervention by African activists in the city of Nantes. The objects are set to be returned to Benin. What started out as a regular ...

Survivors of a cyclone that pummelled southern Africa began receiving medicine, food and tents Tuesday as floodwaters receded, while officials warned up to 500,000 people are displaced in the storm-struck region. Cyclone Idai smashed into Mozambique 39;s coast, unleashing hurricane-force wind and rain that flooded swathes of the poor count ...

Several southern African leaders on Tuesday threw their support behind Western Sahara, with one calling the disputed territory the last colony on the African continent. President Cyril Ramaphosa, leader of the continental powerhouse South Africa, described the gathering in the South African capital Pretoria as a historic act of solidarit ...

Counting of votes cast in the first round of Comoros 39; presidential polls continued on Tuesday as tensions mounted between re-election-seeking President Azali Assoumani and his rivals who accuse him of fraud. Twelve people were injured on Monday when police fired teargas and rubber bullets at opposition candidates and supporters as they ...

A 2.3 percent jump in global energy demand last year outstripped the expansion of renewables and helped drive record-high greenhouse gas emissions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday. Fossil fuels satisfied nearly 70 percent of that growth for the second year running, with natural gas accounting for 45 percent of the rise in ...