Portugal summons Guinea-Bissau envoy after journalists expelled ahead of tense election
Lisbon is pushing back after Guinea-Bissau abruptly expelled reporting teams from Portugal’s state news agency Lusa and two African units...
Ghana holds state funeral for 8 helicopter crash victims
Ghana has bid a final farewell to the eight victims of one of the country's worst air disasters in more than a decade. The tragedy...
South Africa starts a soul-searching 'national dialogue' about poverty, inequality and other issues
South Africa has launched a sweeping national dialogue to confront the country’s biggest challenges, including poverty, inequality,...
Hurricane Erin strengthens to a fierce Category 5 storm in the Atlantic
Hurricane Erin on Saturday strengthened into a fearsome Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph as the storm traveled west...
Saint Lucia nominated for four WTA Caribbean Travel Awards
Fresh off its coronation as the 2018 World's Leading Honeymoon Destination, Saint Lucia has been nominated for four new tourism industry...
Space log: Busy week for Shenzhou-20 crew with spacesuit unpacking, swabs, and more
The past week has been productive for China's in-orbit Shenzhou-20 crew – commander Chen Dong and taikonauts Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie –...
Shiga police chief apologizes to ex-assistant nurse acquitted after prison term
HIKONE, SHIGA PREF. – The chief of Shiga Prefectural Police department apologized Thursday to a former assistant nurse who was acquitted...
Ghana mourns as crash victims’ remains sent to South Africa for forensic analysis
The remains of the eight victims killed in Wednesday’s military helicopter crash have been flown to South Africa for advanced forensic...
Xi signs order to unveil flag patterns of four PLA branches
Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), has signed an order to unveil the flag patterns of four branches of the...
DRC: Tshisekedi wants genocide declared in conflict-hit regions
As the ninth edition of TICAD approaches, Japan is doubling down on its collaborative investment and innovation agenda across Africa....
