EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib visited Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a regional tour urging respect for international humanitarian law, describing the situation amid ongoing fighting as "catastrophic".

The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday it would have to stop humanitarian assistance in Somalia by April if it did not receive new funding.

Russia's SVR foreign intelligence agency has taken over mercenary group Wagner's influence operations in Africa after the death of its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, according to a new investigation.

Cameroon has handed jail terms to three soldiers found guilty of involvement in the killing of 21 civilians in 2020 unrest in the country's English-speaking northwest, victims' lawyers said on Friday.

Anthony Hernandez would love to use all five rounds to beat down Sean Strickland.

Islam Makhachev might fight at UFC White House, but it won’t be against Ilia Topuria.

Justin Jaynes warned by the Nevada Athletic Commission that he could face permanent expulsion after his latest positive drug test.

Ronda Rousey makes a surprising statement about the UFC and her upcoming fight against Gina Carano.

Alex Pereira reacts to Jon Jones’ recent health news that could impact a future clash between the two UFC stars.

Internally displaced people in South Sudan say there is "no food" in their informal camp as fresh fighting erupts between government and opposition forces in Jonglei state. The conflict has displaced around 280,000 people since December, according to the United Nations.

Thirty-eight lead miners were killed when gas exploded at a pit in central Nigeria's Plateau state, local sources said.

Some musicians and historians in the Democratic Republic of Congo are hard at work trying to preserve the tradition of Congolese rumba, which was added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list five years ago.

Iran temporarily shut the Strait of Hormuz for live-fire drills on Tuesday, a rare show of force that coincided with another round of indirect nuclear negotiations with the United States in Geneva.

The Aboko teaching hospital is one of a string in South Sudan that are overwhelmed as fighting in the country rages on. It has only one surgeon, and resources are running thin on the ground.

UFC 326 goes down March 7 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas