Africa

British-Nigerian Ipob leader Nnamdi Kanu was arrested in October, faces charges of treason.

The boy from the Comoros Islands was put on a plane by his mother who now wants him to return home.

Refugees will be required to learn German and integrate with the society to gain permanent residency.

Zimbabwean leader is on 5-day state visit to Japan as Abe looks to check China's growing influence in Africa.

Australopithecus fossils found east of the Great Rift Valley shed a light on early humans spatial distribution.

The research covered 198 countries and assessed the risks posed to them by 11 different natural calamities.

Ethiopia PM Hailemariam Deselagn urges global bodies to provide more food and financial assistance.

The militants are among 850 people detained by Cameroon over alleged ties to Boko Haram.

Libya's unity government, nominated by Presidential Council, urges entities to sever ties with rival factions.

EXCLUSIVE: Park director Emmanuel de Merode tells IBTimes UK how to unleash Virunga's huge potential.

EXCLUSIVE: African Union must establish a hybrid court in South Sudan to deliver justice, Amnesty says.

In Libya Daesh has grown from a force of 3,000 fighters to 6,500 in three months.

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Challengers to Diamond may include China's ICBC, South Africa's Standard Bank, and France's Société Générale.

IBTimes UK takes a look at some of the best wildlife reserves in Africa

The sadistic motive of killing for sport has not been ruled out, a park spokesman said.

The gruesome murders come just weeks after four elderly people were killed over similar allegations.

Mende says US and others guilty of 'contempt for the constitution' as Kabila faces constitutional questions.

Burundian government blames anti-government elements for the killings.

A yellow fever outbreak in Angola has left 125 people dead. Vaccination is an effective protection against the disease.

The Nigerian government during its latest audit identified that nearly 24,000 staff were non-existent.

LUCHA activists claim Court's decision is 'deliberate attempt to judge the activists in secret'.

EXCLUSIVE: Kabila could leave if his departure is organised, a conflict resolution firm has told IBTimes UK.

A vaginal ring releasing an antiretroviral drug reduces the risk of women getting HIV.

Museveni wins 60.8% of the vote while rival Kizza Besigye claims 35.4% of the vote.

'We will protect democracy and we will protect the DRC,' said Moise Katumbi.

Hijarbie is a modest doll who echews skimpy clothes, says creator Haneefah Adam.

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Man attacks wife suspecting that she was having an affair with his brother.

Save the Children warns of increase in malnutrition in children unless more funds can be secured.