The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is taking measures to further cooperate with Central African countries in its fight against terrorism amid deadly militancy by the Takfiri militant group, Boko Haram, in Nigeria.

The African Union has called on the International Criminal Court to stop criminal proceedings against sitting African presidents, urging AU member states to "speak with one voice" against the ICC.

A political analyst says poverty and hunger continue to plague the entire African continent due to the “genocide policy” exercised by countries like the United States and Britain, Press TV reports.

The African Union (AU) has given the International Criminal Court (ICC) ultimatum to halt the case of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is charged with crimes against humanity.

African heads of state have taken part in a summit meeting on relations with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Ethiopian capital city of Addis Ababa.

African heads of state have taken part in a summit meeting on relations with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Ethiopian capital city of Addis Ababa.

The African Union has expressed serious concerns against the International Criminal Court (ICC), urging it to drop cases against Kenyan leadership.

Obama on Tuesday staunchly defended his decision to order commando raids in Libya and Somalia last weekend, saying the United States would keep targeting al Qaeda-linked groups in Africa but had no intention of going to war there.

Survivors of a fiery shipwreck that killed more than 110 African migrants clung for hours to empty water bottles in the dark, trying desperately to keep themselves from drowning in the sea, an Italian fisherman said Friday.

Hundreds of Africans seeking to enter Europe made a coordinated assault on the triple wall that divides Spanish enclave Melilla from Morocco on Tuesday

Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo battling government and UN troops announced a withdrawal Friday, as neighbouring Rwanda dismissed accusations to say its soldiers are not "yet" fighting after days of escalating violence.

South Africa says it is contributing 1,345 troops to a United Nations military mission with a mandate to fight rebel groups in eastern Congo in an effort to bring peace to the country.

U.S. President Barack Obama heads to South Africa on Friday hoping to see ailing icon Nelson Mandela, after wrapping up a visit to Senegal that focused on improving food security and promoting democratic institutions.

Visiting African leaders said here Sunday that African countries have made a great effort to restore peace and stability to the continent through their own mechanisms, suggesting they are creating more self-reliant regimes to eliminate insecurity.

Visiting African leaders on Saturday called for better infrastructure so as to maintain the continent's high-speed development and enhance intra-Africa trade and economic ties.

Dozens of the African Union (AU) leaders are meeting in the Ethiopian capital city of Addis Ababa to mark the 50th year since the founding of continent-wide organization.

South African soldiers who are training for a United Nations military mission in Congo will be adequately prepared even though the South African army as a whole is overstretched and underfunded, the army chief said Thursday.

Iran will build six oil refineries in African countries in the near future, Tehran Times daily reported on Monday.

The Africa National Congress (ANC), South Africa's ruling party, on Monday said the 5th BRICS summit is critical in "redefining" the future of the developing nations and establishing world economies.

China will continue to support Africa's integration process and concerted efforts for common development, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.