France was responsible for 11% of the transatlantic slave trade.

At least 45 pilgrims lost their lives in South Africa when a bus carrying worshippers from Botswana to an Easter weekend church gathering plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames.

Niger’s ruling military decided to suspend a military agreement with the United States after a delegation of senior US military officials had visited the West African country and warned it about growing ties with Russia and Iran.

Niger's junta breaks the military pact with the US, calling American presence in the country "illegal".

The SOS Mediterranee reported saving 25 individuals in a state of extreme weakness in collaboration with the Italian Coast Guard.

South Africa says its citizens who are fighting alongside Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip will be arrested once they return home.

Israel may resort to using chemical weapons against Gaza given its insistence on violating international law, Algeria warns.