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Daudi Nangole sits under a huge baobab tree, watching his herd of cattle drink from a dam in Ikolongo village…

Six cases of the mutilation and murder of children as "good luck" sacrifices were reported during the recent Ugandan elections,…

Florzinha Amado is eight months pregnant and trying to stay calm about whether the Zika virus infection she contracted at…

As she walks along a dirt road in central Malawi, Louise Abale carries her precious maize wrapped in a brightly…

Somali government troops and African Union peacekeepers on Saturday recaptured the key port of Merka from Shebab insurgents, just one…

About 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa because of a drought that has been exacerbated by an El…

A luxurious tree house in Phuket? A heritage-listed former pub in Sydney? Whether you like your hotels opulent, classy, off-the-wall or flashy,…

Dozens of Ethiopian and Somali migrants died in the waters off the breakaway Somalia region of Somaliland when their vessel…

A United States official says his government has shut down its drone operation base in southern Ethiopia. US Embassy Spokesman in…

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza threatened on Wednesday to fight any African Union peacekeepers imposed on his country, in his most…