Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Mozambican authorities Thursday to prosecute perpetrators accused of sexually exploiting some of the tens of thousands of women who were affected by Cyclone Idai, in exchange for food and aid. The velocity of Cyclone Idai, which hit March 14, blew away electricity power lines and trees, levelled many homes and ...

Six people died Thursday when a passenger ship with more than 60 people on board sank as it was on its regular route between the islands of Sao Tome and Principe, off west Africa, officials said. Fifty-five people were rescued and six people died, the head of the regional government on Principe island, Jose Cardoso Cassandra, told AFP. ...

In a disused football stadium in the Yemeni city of Aden, hundreds of African migrants find themselves in limbo -- banned from onward travel, but unable to return home. The majority from Ethiopia, the migrants are facing tough conditions after being confined to the stadium in the government bastion, according to the United Nations 39; migr ...

The CAF Champions League semi-finals this weekend will feature an all-star cast of the last four winners, TP Mazembe, Mamelodi Sundowns, Wydad Casablanca and Esperance. Wydad face Sundowns in Rabat this Friday, Esperance meet Mazembe in Rades the following day and both second legs are scheduled for next Saturday. It is the first time si ...

Xolani Zingeni plays scales on his violin overlooking a muddy courtyard as his teenage sister washes laundry in a bathtub and his great-grandmother carefully hangs it on a washing line. When I play it helps me to forget about the situation I am in, says the 16-year-old South African. Xolani lives a precarious life shuttling between hi ...