At least seven demonstrators have been killed and dozens injured after after anti-government protests were held in Kinshasa and several other cities in the country. Read more »
Nyasha Bakare, the wife of prize-winning, U.S.-based Cameroonian novelist Patrice Nganang, has welcomed the release of her husband who was detained after he allegedly insulted and ... Read more »
The African National Congtess's committee of social transformation has affirmed its commitment to decriminalising sex work, which it hopes could help reduce new HIV infections by ... Read more »
Tanzania's president pardoned singer Nguza Viking, also known as Babu Seya, and his son Johnson Nguza, known as Papii Kocha, on Saturday for raping 10 primary schoolgirls, aged ... Read more »
The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the arrest of journalists for allegedly publishing false reports on government officials. Read more »
A military tribunal has imposed life sentences on militia fighters, including their leader, provincial lawmaker Frederic Batumike for the kidnap and rape of at least 37 girls in ... Read more »
Hundreds of millions of Africans are faced with the appalling choice between seeking life-saving medical care and putting food on their tables, writes Graça Machel. In a ... Read more »
The film has made the Oscar's Best Foreign Film top nine shortlist, taking it one step closer to full Oscar nomination. The Wound has been a controversial film in South Africa that ... Read more »
Journalists are calling for the erection of a statue for late reporter, Deyda Hydara on the spot where he was gunned down in 2004, for what colleagues believe was his critical ... Read more »
Members of the Khoisan Liberation Movement have staged a protest for the rights of the indigenous group outside the African National Congress's 54th National Elective Conference ... Read more »
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