Southern Africa pauses to remember Pope Francis, whose calls for unity and justice resonated deeply across the continent ...

The Somali government last week relaunched a national identification and voter registration programme that, if completed, would mark a step towards a return to universal suffrage.

Pope Francis was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pope, the first to choose the name Francis and the first ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has died at 88. Here are some facts and key moments from his life.

Pope Francis arrives at the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession during Good Friday celebrations at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy March 30, 2018.  When a pope dies, the Roman Catholic Church begins ...

Unique in modern times, there were two men wearing white in the Vatican for much of Francis' rule, with his predecessor ...

The amount, raised through fuel levies to support the Tsh44.4 trillion ($18.4 billion) budget that year, was unaccounted for ...

Trump’s decision could see the number of Africans, especially students planning to study in the US, denied visas.

In February 1979 as the war advanced northwards on Ugandan soil, the country started experiencing power blackouts. Rumours attributed this to sabotage by Ugandan guerrillas working with Tanzanians to ...

Some of these leaders do not simply seize power; many possess an instinctive understanding of their nations’ pulse.