IN a move with damaging implications for investment, Zimbabwe plans to grab a 51% stake in foreign-owned firms within 60 days of the gazetting of the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act regulations, documents in the possession of the Zimbabwe...

The mist hangs thickly over rolling hills covered with a green patchwork of thigh-high tea bushes. Workers wearing boots and aprons move methodically through the fields, choosing the youngest tips to throw into their sacks. The dampness in the air and...

A man from the West African nation Togo has admitted his role in the smuggling of dozens of girls and women who were forced to work at hair braiding salons in New Jersey. Lassissi Afolabi pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to conspiring with his...

For the women of eastern Congo, a U.S.-backed Congolese military operation meant to save them from abusive rebels has turned into a nightmare of its own.

Kenya has moved to step-up the fight against sexual offenders by establishing a national registry that would contain personal details of those convicted. The registry, to be called The Dangerous Offenders Databank, will be available to the public.