Ghana's parliament has passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone...

Victims of Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen have been awarded more than €52m ($56m; £44.5m) by the International Criminal Court (ICC)....

Nigeria has imposed a mandatory annual levy for organisations employing expatriate workers, requiring them to pay $15,000 (£12,000) for a...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that the world is becoming “less safe by the day” and calls for governments to...

Senegal's President, Macky Sall has proposed an amnesty for those convicted in connection with political protests in the past three...

Gunmen attacked a community as they gathered for prayers in the northern village of Essakane, church official says. At least...

The Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has announced the theme for the 110th World Day of Migrants and...

A court in Uganda has sentenced more than 100 women to one month of community service each after they confessed...

With the theme “All Families Can Be Better,” the city of Guadalajara in Jalisco state, Mexico, will host the International...

The United Nations Security Council has sanctioned the leaders of six armed groups fighting in the Democratic Republic of the...