Istanbul’s chief prosecutor has filed warrants for the arrest of a top aide to Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler and the deputy head of foreign intelligence on suspicion of planning…
Sudan’s long-serving President Omar Bashir came closer on Tuesday to another term in office after a majority of lawmakers backed a constitutional amendment to extend term limits that would have…
Yemen’s government has said it has agreed to a large-scale prisoner swap with its adversaries, the Houthi rebels, as part of a “confidence-building measure”, suggesting the warring sides could come…
Fuel tax rises which had led to weeks of violent protests in France have been suspended for six months. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said that people’s anger must be heard,…
Nigeria recorded a leap on the 2018 Legatum Prosperity Index (LPI) of most prosperous countries in the world. At 129, the most populous black nation moved up by three points…
The United Nations has condemned a wave of “brutal” sexual attacks on women and girls in the northern town of Bentiu in South Sudan which took place in what it…