As the Special African Court gets set to try former Chadian president Hissène Habré over alleged human rights abuses committed during his rule, the "enormous" cost of ... Read more »
Foreigners have been urged to leave Libya by their governments, as fighting spreads across the country. Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands have joined the U.S. in urging ... Read more »
The UN has called for action to stop a potential famine in South Sudan similar to Somalia and the Horn of Africa three years ago. Read more »
This year's Human Development Index, published by the United Nations Development Programme, shows that 11 African countries improved their rankings in 2013 over 2012, while the ... Read more »
A woman who was spared a death sentence for converting from Islam to Christianity, and then barred from leaving the country, has been flown to Italy. Read more »
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Cairo in a bid to secure a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza as the death toll continues to mount. Read more »
A Ukrainian official says negotiations are underway to free nine Nigerian students taken captive by separatists in the eastern city of Luhansk. Read more »
The U.S. rock band The Lumineers will make their South African debut this December with performances in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Read more »
Reports coming out of Brazzaville reportedly say that it's a ceasefire agreement with conditions. Read more »
President Jacob Zuma will send a delegation to Israel to convey concerns over the invasion of the Gaza strip and contribute U.S.$1 million in aid to the Palestinian people. Read more »
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