South Africa's state power utility, Eskom, has implemented its highest level of nationwide power cuts to reduce pressure on the grid after two more of its aging power plants broke down. South Africans will be forced to go up to nine ... Read More

Each dialysis session takes about four hours Uganda's parliament is scrutinising a proposed law that would enable organ transplants to happen in the country for the first time, transforming the lives of thousands hoping for operations. Annita Twongyeirwe had pictured a different ... Read More

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, is releasing $100 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to assist millions of people in what it calls “forgotten emergencies.” OCHA reports money for 11 humanitarian operations in Africa, ... Read More

The Spanish charity Open Arms has rescued 372 people seeking to cross the central Mediterranean to Europe in unseaworthy smugglers' boats and recovered the corpse of a man who had been shot by smugglers, officials said Sunday. The rescue ship Open ... Read More

For two minutes today the drumming will cease, the pipers will fall silent, the march of boots on procession routes will still. For two minutes today, at the end of the funeral service in Westminster Abbey, before the national anthem is ... Read More

The Ashantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has been invited to the state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died on Thursday, September 8, at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Queen Elizabeth II’s ... Read More

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talk during her visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept. 15, 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hosting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for talks Thursday in Kyiv ... Read More

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa during a G-7 summit in Cornwall, England, June 12, 2021. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House Friday, with trade, energy, and ... Read More

John Kerry U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry pledged support for Africa's efforts to deal with the impact of climate change during a speech Thursday at a conference in Senegal. The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment brings together more ... Read More

A Chinese government delegation has been banned from attending the lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II, BBC News understands. House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle refused a request for access to Westminster Hall due to Chinese sanctions against five MPs and ... Read More