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Former US President Donald Trump will be charged over hush money payments made to a porn star just before the 2016 presidential election. The details of the case against him have not yet been released. A grand jury has voted to indict…

The owners of a Danish ship that was seized by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea last Saturday say the hijackers have now abandoned the vessel, taking some of the 16 crew members with them. Others have been rescued from the Monjasa Reformer,…

Kenya's former prime minister Raila Odinga claimed that his car was shot at seven times on Thursday during anti-government protests and said it was an attempt on his life. In a media briefing, Mr Odinga said police targeted his vehicle…

The M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo are withdrawing from the eastern border town of Bunagana and are expected to hand it over to Ugandan peacekeeping troops, the group’s spokesperson has said. Ugandan troops believed to be…

A Russian father, who was separated from his daughter over a Ukraine-themed school drawing, has been detained in Belarus after fleeing house arrest in Russia, Belarusian authorities said. Alexei Moskalyov, a 54-year-old single father…

United States Vice President Kamala Harris announced plans to boost trade with and investment in Tanzania during a visit there on Thursday, part of an African tour aimed at strengthening ties with a continent where the influence of China…

London, United Kingdom – As debates over gender identities rage in the United Kingdom, several medical professionals have told Al Jazeera that they fear speaking on the issue, worried that by doing so they could face bullying, harassment,…

A leading Senegalese opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been found guilty of libel and handed a two-month suspended jail sentence. Sonko was charged with libel after accusing the country's Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye Niang of…

Prosecutors in Ethiopia say they’re dropping criminal charges placed against senior civil and military leaders from the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF). This is the latest move following a peace deal signed last year to end one of…

Nigeria’s secret police have warned against an alleged plot being hatched by “misguided” politicians to put in place an interim government after 29 May when President Muhammadu Buhari leaves offices and hands over power to President-elect…