Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech celebrates her steeplechase victory, two years after a blunder cost her a medal in London
Ruth Chepngetich won the first title of the World Athletics Championships the women's marathon which saw the heat and humidity take its toll on the field
Rwanda signed a deal with the African Union and the UNHCR agreeing to take in African refugees and asylum-seekers stranded in Libya
Netanyahu has campaigned with a combination of divisive populism and attempts to portray himself as a world statesman by talking up his relationships with foreign leaders including US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin
The G5 Sahel urgently needs funds to help train and equip its fledgling anti-terror force
It can be difficult to clinically tell Ebola from malaria, typhoid fever or meningitis
The Ebola outbreak showed no signs of easing in DR Congo Friday on the eve of the UN chief's visit, with the death toll from the highly contagious virus crossing 2,000 and a new fatality in neighbouring Uganda.The latest casualty in Uganda was a nine-year-old girl from the Democratic Republic of Congo, reviving fears that the virus could cross the porous borders of the central African country, where it erupted in August last year.
Veterinarians have successfully harvested eggs from the last two surviving northern white rhinos, taking them one step closer to bringing the species back from the brink of extinction, scientists said in Kenya on Friday.Science is the only hope for the northern white rhino after the death last year of the last male, named Sudan, at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya where the groundbreaking procedure was carried out Thursday.
By 2008 the northern white rhino was considered extinct in the wild
A missionary took upon herself to care for and treat malnourished children but two babies died and she now faces a lawsuit.
Police said the man wanted to kill the victim's son for practicing witchcraft in the village. However, when the victim's son fled from the village fearing his safety, he decided to kill his mother instead.
Another "Amazing Race" team will likely be eliminated when the competition heads to Switzerland, and one, in particular, seems most likely to be at risk of elimination.
A 35-year-old American woman has been kidnapped while visiting a wildlife reserve in Ghana, along with the safari driver.
A North Carolina mother impersonated her daughter in court and then was jailed herself for existing warrants after her identity was discovered.
The giant pangolin, one of the most "vulnerable" creatures in the world, was recently caught on camera in Uganda.
Meghan Markle recently showed off her growing baby bump at a charity event.