Africa

Juba: Renewed fighting erupted in South Sudan's capital on Sunday and forces loyal to Vice President Riek Machar said his residence was attacked by the...

Juba: At least 115 soldiers from South Sudan's rival factions were killed in gunbattles in the capital Juba, a military spokesman for the opposition...

Pretoria: South African Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius was taken to jail immediately on Wednesday after being sentenced to serve six years for...

Harare: A protest by Zimbabwean taxi drivers against a police crackdown turned violent on Monday when residents joined in and hurled rocks at police, who...

Pretoria: South African President Jacob Zuma failed on Friday in his appeal against a court ruling that corruption charges against him be reinstated,...

Pretoria: South Africa's capital was tense on Wednesday after residents torched buses and looted shops overnight, police said, in clashes sparked by the...

Pretoria: Protesters burned buses and barricaded roads in South Africa's capital on Tuesday in an escalating dispute over the ruling party's mayoral...

Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of Congo declared a yellow fever epidemic in three provinces including the capital Kinshasa on Monday after confirming 67...

Lagos: Nigeria's naira slumped 30 percent against the dollar on Monday after the central bank removed its currency peg to alleviate chronic foreign...

Pretoria: Oscar Pistorius is "a broken man" who should not be jailed, a psychologist told a court sentencing the South African Paralympic gold...