The Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Saturday called for urgent measures to end child labor which has increased due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stergomena Lawrence-Tax, executive secretary of the 16-country regional bloc, said it was sad that as other parts of the...

Here are some key facts about Algeria, a North African country of 44 million which was voting Saturday in its first parliamentary election since a popular uprising swept its longtime president from power in 2019. - Africa's biggest country - Algeria is Africa's biggest country, although...

FALMOUTH, England (AP) — Towering steel fences, masses of police, protests on the beach: The Cornish seaside’s turquoise waters and white sandy beaches are looking decidedly less idyllic this week as leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies descend for a summit. U.S. President...

ABI ADI, Ethiopia (AP) — First the Eritrean soldiers stole the pregnant woman’s food as she hid in the bush. Then they turned her away from a checkpoint when she was on the verge of labor. So she had the baby at home and walked 12 days to get the famished child to a clinic in the...