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The United States says it is seeking a “true partnership” with Africa and not trying to “outdo” other world powers in the quest for influence on the continent, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on...

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) have cautioned against violence against women as Kenya elects new leader on Tuesday. They say women have been victims of attacks, harassment...

The Tunisian maritime authorities have rescued 255 migrants during 17 attempts to emigrate to Italy on Friday night, the national guard announced in a statement on Sunday. The rescue mission happened between the nights of 5...

By Ebi Kesiena Brazilian police said they arrested a German diplomat Saturday for allegedly killing his Belgian husband at their home in Rio de Janeiro, then attempting to cover up the crime. Uwe Herbert Hahn, a...

By Ebi Kesiena More than 30 people fled a Lebanon detention center at dawn on Sunday, security forces said, after sawing their way through a window, according to a judicial official. The Internal Security Forces said...

The frontrunners in Kenya's presidential election have been making their final push for votes ahead of polling day on August 9. Holding a rally at the 30,000-seat Nyayo National Stadium in the capital, Nairobi, Deputy President,...