The UN says thousands of refugees have crossed into Rwanda amid fears of violence before elections scheduled for June. Read more »
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has deployed the defence force to Alexandra, in Johannesburg, and to parts of KwaZulu-Natal where xenophobic violence has escalated despite ... Read more »
"They are going to be charged for public violence, malicious damage to property, house breaking and theft". Read more »
Ruben Andersson of the London School of Economics warns that European Union initiatives to collaborate with African states may fuel irregular migration rather than stem it. Read more »
Authorities suspect Al-Shabaab militants of the bombing of a van carrying UN employees in Garowe. Read more »
Those charged were arrested during clashes calling for the President Pierre Nkurunziza not to seek re-election. Read more »
Demonstrators burnt tyres and barricaded roads across Conakry, demanding fresh local elections before a presidential vote. Read more »
Only about 50 of the 700 migrants reported to be aboard a Europe-bound boat which capsized in Libyan waters have been rescued. Read more »
The forest is believed to be the area where more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in April 2014 were held. Read more »
The motives of a bomber who targetted a nuclear power station during the apartheid era help to explain why South Africa and the United States are at odds over Pretoria's ... Read more »
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