New Delhi Times

For decades, Mary Okello has lived on the banks of a river in Kenya that floods every rainy season. But forecasts of heavier-than-usual rainfall across East Africa this autumn have sent chills down her spine, reminding her of how she lost all her belongings in 2024.

Okello was working at her hair salon when heavy rains began, forcing her to rush home and evacuate he...

Clashes between protesters and security forces enforcing restrictions on gold mining in northeastern Guinea killed 10 people and injured 13 others, the government said.

The violence erupted Wednesday in Balato, in the Siguiri region, during a patrol against illegal and unregulated gold mining, according to a government statement dated Thursday.

Protesters ...

South African political parties began high-stakes coalition talks that will determine who will run the country’s cities after recent local elections saw the once-dominant African National Congress lose significant support.

The ANC remains the biggest party, but its share of the national vote fell to just over 30%, forcing it to seek coalitions with other parties to ...

Nauru’s president, David Adeang, has said all opposition lawmakers in parliament have joined his government, a move he said reflected “unity, stability and shared purpose” in the Pacific Island country’s politics.

The unusual move leaves the 19-member parliament without any political opposition. While it’s common for island countries in the South Pacific Ocean to ta...

Southeast Asian leaders and their key counterparts, including from the United States and China, will renew their alarm over the escalating threat of online scams, according to a draft statement seen by The Associated Press on Friday.

Such transnational crimes, which have swindled billions of dollars from people in Asia to the United States and elsewhere, will be hig...