Erton Köhler, a pastor from Brazil, has been elected president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church General Conference.

Liberian President Joseph Boakai has launched what his office describes as an unprecedented reconciliation campaign, ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has fired the country's army chief after seven months in the post and named a replacement, ...

PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Suriname 's parliament Sunday elected physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons ...

The exile government that was built by the Dalai Lama to preserve Tibetans’ cultural identity will be put to the test by his eventual succession.

17Pray without ceasing. 18In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. – 1 ...

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Nigeria, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, SAN, has been elected President of the Network of National Human Rights Institutions in West Africa ...

Mr Fagbemi added that the theme centred on a collective issue among Africans that was not "merely about confronting our past". He said, "it is about shaping our future."Mr Ojukwu, in his acceptance ...

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya faces an election challenge from two close allies who recently resigned and announced their candidacy ...

The African National Congress says David Mabuza, a former deputy president of South Africa, has died at age 64.

Coventry honored the strong women in her life after becoming the first African and woman to be elected to head the IOC.