The UN reports the deaths of at least 45 people in the largest shipwreck off Libya's coast this year.

Brazil-born Jose Clayton is 'in love with Tunisia' and still lives there more than 25 years after moving to North Africa to play football.

The 16-year-old from Sudan, whose body was found at Sangatte, Calais, reportedly went missing at sea.

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta announced his resignation on Tuesday after being detained by soldiers.

Satellite images capture tug boats trying to remove the broken vessel, which spilled tonnes of oil.

A small-scale Tanzanian mining company finds three of the rare gemstones in as many months.

Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta steps down, after being detained by soldiers, state TV reports