Security sources say the women were arrested at the border as they attempted to sneak into Somalia to join the militant group. Read more »
The official opposition the Democratic Alliance has said that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa must produce a comprehensive report on the state of Eskom. Read more »
A meeting by the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of South African Trade Unions has voted to dismiss Zwelenzima Vavi as general secretary. Read more »
One year into the Ebola epidemic affecting West Africa, Medicins Sans Frontieres released a Read more »
Since the outbreak of the Ebola virus in Guinea, experts say the virus continues to ravage lives because "information campaigns have failed to bring about comprehensive changes in ... Read more »
Though disappointed by the refusal of Charles Taylor's request to be transferred to Rwanda, the wife Senator Jewel Howard Taylor still believes that he will one day be ... Read more »
Africa needs huge financial investments to achieve its development goals, delegates attending the high-level meeting on Africa's development priorities were told. More than a ... Read more »
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"In Gombe, suspected Boko Haram gunmen opened fire on voters at polling stations killing at least seven people", while similar attacks have been reported in isolated parts of the ... Read more »
The nation goes to the polls to elect a new president and parliament in what seems to be the closest race since the end of military rule in Nigeria. Read more »
Elections in some areas of Nigeria were suspended until Sunday after electronic card readers failed, preventing voters - including, for a while, President Goodluck Jonathan - from ... Read more »
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