Africa

A manhunt is underway after 15 women and two men were shot dead inside two homes.

Several cases of a disease that causes a viral hemorrhagic fever, and is from the same virus family as Ebola, have been detected.

Shocking circumstances as at least 40 people confirmed dead following a boat capsize.

Terrorists have killed at least 18 people and injured more after hiding bombs on a street with a popular viewpoint.

Two passenger trains have collided in Egypt's Nile Delta, killing at least two people and injuring almost 30.

Algeria’s re-elected leader joined his two challengers in criticising the country’s election authority, which had him winning almost 95 per cent of the overall vote.

A collision between a fuel tanker and a transport truck has killed at least 48 people after a massive explosion.

The former Made In Chelsea star has turned into a dogged desert warrior, covering more than 1200km on sand in his record-breaking trek.

Hundreds were killed in Burkina Faso after suspected jihadists opened fire in one of the deadliest attacks since terror-linked groups moved in a decade ago.

The armed group Jama’at Nursrat al-Islam wal-Mulsimin said it was behind the attack that left 200 dead in Burkina Faso.

Unearthed in Botswana, the 2,492-carat stone is the second-largest diamond ever mined.

Experts have attempted to ease fears about Mpox after the virus was declared a global public health emergency for the second time in two years.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex began their Colombian tour on Thursday – invited by a vice president inspired by their derided Netflix documentary. 

STEPHEN SCOURFIELD sets the scene on a luminous continent to share the best and must-see cities, landscapes, wildlife, and culture.

Young children and pregnant women were among the victims of the disaster, which was triggered by heavy rains.