Africa

Pope Francis is set to make a gruelling trip to two African countries in July despite knee problems that have...

At least 31 people died in Nigeria on Saturday during a stampede at a church in the southern Rivers state,...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has participated in the African Union's 16th extraordinary summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Today the focus of...

Democratic Republic of Congo has summoned Rwanda's ambassador and suspended RwandAir flights to Congo in response to what it says...

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Security forces fanned out across a wide swathe of central Khartoum, a Reuters reporter witnessed, as police attempted to block...

Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the past week between the army and M23 rebel group has forced...

The 12th Thabo Mbeki Africa Day Lecture focusing on the achievement of the African Union (AU) since its inception two...

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan can run in next year's presidential election, a court ruled on Friday, clearing doubts over...

The Thabo Mbeki Africa Day Annual Lecture has been delivered by Nigerian scholar, Professor Toyin Falola.

Ethiopian state-appointed human rights body has called for the release of 16 journalists and media personnel after new arrests were...

Armed assailants have killed about 50 people in a part of eastern Burkina Faso ravaged by Islamist violence, the region’s...

Heavy fighting raged on Thursday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between the army and M23 rebels, who are waging...

Hacked-off thorn branches encircle two mounds of earth heaped over the tiny bodies of Halima Hassan Abdullahi's twin granddaughters. Babies...

Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State, Professor Francis Petersen, says it is important to position the University as...

Fighters from the M23 rebel group advanced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday and were locked in heavy...

Senegal's President Macky Sall said on Wednesday that 11 newborn babies died in a fire at the neonatal section of...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for unity as the continent celebrates Africa Day on Wednesday. Africa Day is the annual...

As the continent celebrates Africa Day, Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor is in Egypt to rekindle relations between Pretoria...

The National Assembly holds a debate to mark Africa Day titled 'Africa Month - Strengthening resilience and sustainability in nutrition...