JOHANNESBURG: Gunmen armed with rifles and pistols opened fire at people in a tavern in the South African township of Soweto in the...
JOHANNESBURG: Gunmen armed with rifles and pistols opened fire at people in a tavern in the South African township of Soweto in the...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso's former President Blaise Compaore returned to the West African country on Thursday, the first time since being ousted...
JOHANNESBURG: Africa's top public health body said on Thursday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Pfizer for countries on the continent...
Abuja: Nearly 900 inmates escaped in a jailbreak in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, officials said on Wednesday, blaming the attack on Islamic extremist...
Dar El Salaam: Tanzania said on Monday it had signed an agreement with a Turkish firm, Yapi Merkezi, to build a $900 million...
JOHANNESBURG: Over four decades after they became extinct locally, rhinos are roaming again the wilds of Mozambique, which is bringing the endangered species...
JOHANNESBURG: South African state power utility Eskom said on Sunday it would extend daily power cuts all through next week as generation capacity...
JOHANNESBURG: South African police are investigating the deaths of at least 20 people at a nightclub in the coastal town of East London...
KIGALI, Rwanda: The African nations of Gabon and Togo have been admitted into the Commonwealth group of nations. "We welcome them,” Rwandan President...
KIGALI: Britain's Prince Charles expressed deep sorrow over slavery in a speech to Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda on Friday and acknowledged that the...
The Nigerian government made a sudden U-turn on Thursday and cleared its national basketball teams to return to competition immediately. The decision to...
South Africa’s government and national airline are being sued by a little-known investment firm, which wants the sale of a majority stake in...
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa has repealed COVID-19 rules that made masks mandatory in indoor public spaces, limited the size of gatherings and imposed entry...
Nairobi: The World Bank said on Wednesday it had approved a $2.3 billion programme for Eastern and Southern African countries to help them...
From my safari Jeep in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, binoculars aren’t needed to spot the long, elegant neck of a giraffe through...
Two people were killed and six were injured when suspected militants opened fire on a bus in southwestern Rwanda from across the border...
TUNIS: Tunisian judges decided on Saturday to extend their national strike for a third week in protest against a decision by President Kais...
Accra: Storm clouds circled a large zinc shed outside Ghana's capital Accra where market porters sat on overturned metal bowls, disheartened by the...
