South Africa: Tutu to Qunu for Mandela Funeral

Archbishop Desmond Tutu will attend Nelson Mandela's state funeral in Qunu, South Africa Sunday, following popular protests - many using the Twitter hashtag #Tutu2Qunu - demanding… Read more »

Madagascar: Plague Claims More Than 30 Lives

An outbreak of plague more vicious than the bubonic strain called the Black Death has killed 39 people in Madagascar, the government said, according to an AFP report. Read more »

South Africa: 'Boy, Did They Blow It' - Mandela's Soccer City Memorial

Never, never and never again will South Africa receive in one day anything like the number of global leaders that turned up for Nelson Mandela's memorial service at the FNB stadium… Read more »

Africa: We Must Continue the Long Walk - Ambassador

An address delivered by Ebrahim Rasool, South African ambassador to the United States, to a memorial service for Nelson Mandela, in the National Cathedral, Washington, DC: Read more »

Africa: Major Progress in Malaria Fight - Report

Despite an increase in the number of people at risk for malaria, mortality rates have dropped dramatically since 2000 through the use of a handful of tools that global health… Read more »

South Africa: Boos & Cheers Greet Leaders At Mandela Service

The world was treated to a display at the official memorial service for Nelson Mandela of how South Africa was freed from apartheid and became a democracy: a feisty, even… Read more »

South Africa: President Obama's Full Speech at Mandela Memorial

U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a powerful speech at former South African president Nelson Mandela's memorial service: Read more »

Liberia: Fighting for Liberia's Future – One Issue at a Time

A Conversation with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Read more »

Africa: Ethiopian Airlines Grows Seven-Fold in Seven Years

Ethiopian Airlines began operations in 1946 as a joint operation managed by the American carrier TWA, using World War II aircraft acquired from the U.S. military to transport… Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Coming for Mandela Memorial

The 37 African heads of state and government, as listed by South Africa's foreign ministry, who are scheduled to attend the memorial service for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg… Read more »

South Africa: Nelson Mandela - Leader, Icon, Friend

Of all the many leaders I have met in the course of my life, none made a deeper impression on me than Nelson Mandela. Read more »

South Africa: Desmond Tutu Pays Tribute to Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela is mourned by South Africans, Africans and the international community today as the leader of our generation who stood head and shoulders above his contemporaries… Read more »

Central African Republic: UN-Backed Troops Set to Deploy in CAR

The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote on Thursday to approve UN intervention in the Central African Republic (CAR), giving African and French troops already in… Read more »

South Africa: Nelson Mandela Dies Peacefully

Nelson Mandela died peacefully at his home in Houghton, Johannesburg, on Thursday night, President Jacob Zuma announced in a live broadcast to the nation. Read more »

West Africa: U.S. to Boost Public-Private Investment for Growth

As she begins a trip to Ghana, Liberia and Senegal this week, Elizabeth Littlefield, president and chief executive officer of the United States government's development finance… Read more »

Namibia: No Survivors in Mozambique Airlines Crash

Namibian officials searching for a missing Mozambique Airlines plane have located the wreckage but found no survivors. Most of the 27 passengers were Mozambicans and Angolans… Read more »

Africa: AllAfrica's Amadou Mahtar Ba Named One of 'Most Influential' Africans

AllAfrica co-founder and chair Amadou Mahtar Ba has been named for the third successive year as one of the 100 most influential Africans. Read more »

South Africa: The Gangster Who Fought Back, With the Law

He's a convicted murderer with no legal training who in 2010 added "escapee" to his criminal resume. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Former British PM Denies Zimbabwe Coup Plot Claim

Former British prime minister Tony Blair has released a statement denying that he put pressure on South Africa while he was in office to help remove Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Court Says South Africa Must Probe Alleged Zim Torture

A top South African court has declared that the country's police and prosecutors are obliged to investigate allegations of torture and crimes against humanity committed by… Read more »

South Africa: Civil Society Warns of 'Growing Assault On Democracy'

As South Africa prepares for elections next year, a group of civil society and religious leaders in Cape Town have accused some of the country's political forces - including… Read more »

South Africa: Trevor Noah Lands His Own Sitcom in U.S.

According to Deadline.com, South African comedian Trevor Noah has landed his own U.S. TV show, working with James Lassiter, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith's Overbrook… Read more »

Africa: Better Coordination Needed to Eradicate Malaria

Malaria researchers believe that better coordination and new technologies, such as the use of vaccines and sophisticated disease mapping, can inject new life into the ambitious… Read more »

Africa: Senegal, Kenya Lead Africa's Internet Surge

Senegal and Kenya are the African countries where the internet is having the biggest economic impact, according to a new report. Read more »

South Africa: U.S. Rapper Eminem to Perform in South Africa

Showtime Management has announced that multiple award-winning U.S. rapper, Marshall Mathers popularly known as Eminem, will perform in South Africa early next year on his Rapture… Read more »