2017 TRAVEL REVIEW IN AFRICA [TRAVEL ON TMC]

The Blaise Diagne International Airport is named after the first African to be elected a lawmaker in France, as far back as 1914... READ MORE›

AFRICA'S RICHEST WOMAN PREPARES NEW DEALS AFTER LOSING HER JOB

The bank is controlled by Unitel, Angola's largest telecommunications company, of which Dos Santos owns a 25 percent stake... READ MORE›

SENEGAL QUALIFIES FOR SECOND WORLD CUP AFTER BEATING SOUTH AFRICA

Senegal have qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia after securing a 2-0 away win over South Africa on Friday... READ MORE›

75 RETIRED SENIOR DIPLOMATS SIGN LETTER OPPOSING TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT

Most have focused on national security, and most have been against Trump... READ MORE›

NORWAY PLEDGES $10 MILLION TO COUNTER TRUMP'S GLOBAL ANTI-ABORTION MOVE

The government is increasing its support for family planning and safe abortion by 85 million Norwegian crowns 10 million compared with 2016, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said... READ MORE›

CLEAVING TO THE MEDIEVAL, JOURNEYMEN PLY THEIR TRADES IN EUROPE

Cleaving to the Medieval, Journeymen Ply Their Trades in Europe... READ MORE›

THE AZORES ARE THE HOT NEW ADVENTURE DESTINATION

Like Iceland, the Azores offer gorgeous no-filter landscapes, a palpable not-in-America vibe you're in Portugal, and an ultra-convenient stopover locale on your way to Europe... READ MORE›

US-BOUND HURRICANE STRENGTHENED TO CATEGORY 5, HIGHEST POSSIBLE ON SCALE

Florida Governor Rick Scott said Hurricane Irma is a major and life-threatening storm and Florida must be prepared... READ MORE›

BEYOND GREECE, THE WORLD IS FILLED WITH DEBT CRISES

Beyond Greece, the world is filled with debt crises... READ MORE›

CRUISE SHIP BOUDICCA HIT BY ENGINE ROOM FIRE

Fred Olsen, the company which owns the ship, said it was now fully stable and had five engines running with two still not working... READ MORE›

DOZENS OF COUNTRIES POISED TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA BY 2020

Hopes of eliminating malaria from more than 30 countries with a total population of 2 billion have risen following the successful removal of the disease from Sri Lanka... READ MORE›

TRUMP SAYS NO MORE DETAINEES SHOULD BE RELEASED FROM GUANTANAMO BAY PRISON

The largest release to date occurred in August, when the United States transferred 15 detainees to the United Arab Emirates... READ MORE›

8 COUNTRIES JOIN FIGHT TO COUNTER TRUMP'S ANTI-ABORTION MOVE

Trump has banned funding for groups that provide information about abortion... READ MORE›

DIFFERENT STORMS, BOTH AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE

Besides the climate change influence, the widespread urban development on the US Gulf Coast is exacerbating the impacts of hurricanes... READ MORE›

HOW CHINA'S TRAWLERS ARE EMPTYING GUINEA'S OCEANS

Trawlers took advantage of Ebola Illegal fishing in Guinea got even worse as the country was battling the deadly Ebola virus, according to a Greenpeace investigation... READ MORE›

REPORT OFFERS STARK PICTURE OF HOW AFRICA HAS STAGNATED OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS

Perhaps the most startling finding in the Ibrahim Index report was the decline of South Africa... READ MORE›

Speaking from a Vatican window to a crowd in St... READ MORE›

WHAT CANADIAN TRAVELLERS NEED TO KNOW

Nothing's really changed -- we just have a third, milder virus, said Wise, citing dengue fever and chikungunya, similar mosquito-borne viruses long found in the region... READ MORE›

ABROAD IN AMERICA IS THE US READY FOR A MADAM PRESIDENT

Badges and T-shirts deriding Mrs. Clinton in obscene terms or using sexual slurs are common at Trump rallies... READ MORE›

SKIPPERS AIM FOR ROUND-THE-WORLD RECORD IN VENDEE GLOBE YACHT RACE

Prince Albert of Monaco will launch the race on France's Atlantic coast at 13 02 12 02 GMT Sunday, with very good conditions forecast by race director Jacques Caraes... READ MORE›

GUATEMALA LANDSLIDE KILLS 30, HUNDREDS MISSING

Searchers dug out her relative, Rony Ramos, 23, who was rescued from a home near the edge of mudflow... READ MORE›

ASSECO POLAND TO BUY PORTUGAL'S EXICTOS FOR $24 MILLION

Asseco Poland, Eastern Europe's largest software maker, has agreed to buy 61.4 percent of Portugal-based rival Exictos for 21.5 million euros 24 million, strengthening its position in Africa,... READ MORE›

POPE FRANCIS NAMES 15 NEW CARDINALS FROM ACROSS GLOBE

Pope Francis offers blessings during his Sunday Angelus prayer in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on 4 January... READ MORE›

TUNISIA HOTEL ATTACK Q&A: WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE BOOKED TO TRAVEL TO TUNISIA?

Indeed, the current Foreign Office advice for both is similar to the official view that prevailed of Tunisia before the attack... READ MORE›

AFDB PRESIDENT AKINWUMI ADESINA WINS $250,000 WORLD FOOD PRIZE

President of the African Development Bank Dr Akinwumi Adesina has been named the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate... READ MORE›

ZIKA AROUND THE WORLD WHERE DO WE STAND

As Zika continues to spread around the world, how much have we learned about this mosquito-borne virus?... READ MORE›

AFRICAN STATES SILENTLY MARK THE CONTINENT'S INAUGURAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY

The African Union has also declared 2018 as the African Anti-Corruption Year... READ MORE›

IN RIO, OLYMPICS TO INSPECT VENUES TO HELP PREVENT ZIKA

Brazil's Olympic and Paralympic venues will be inspected daily for stagnant water to help prevent any infections of the Zika virus, a games spokesman said... READ MORE›

CRUISE SHIP BOUDICCA WAS LEFT WITHOUT POWER AFTER ENGINE ROOM FIRE OFF COAST OF MOROCCO

The Boudicca, a Fred Olsen cruise liner, listed and was plunged into darkness following the fire that broke out at 4am... READ MORE›

EGYPTAIR PLANE'S DISAPPEARANCE ADDS ANOTHER WORRY

Thomas Cook has also lost significant bookings to Egypt, with Sharm el-Sheikh being its main destination for British tourists... READ MORE›

MANHUNT FOR SHOOTER AFTER 11 KILLED ON CAPE VERDE

Cape Verde Television reported that police found eight Kalashnikovs and ammunition in an abandoned car after the shootings... READ MORE›

POPE PICKS DIVERSE GROUP OF 15 NEW CARDINALS

Pope picks diverse group of 15 new cardinals AP 7 30 a... READ MORE›

SUBMARINE CABLE DEPLOYED IN ANGOLA TO LINK AFRICA TO SOUTH AMERICA

The project of deploying the first submarine telecommunication cable in the South Atlantic ocean linking Africa to South America has been launched in Angola's capital Luanda... READ MORE›