The European Union (EU) has urged African governments to attend the EU-Africa summit after Zimbabwe said the African Union has directed its members to boycott the summit. President ... Read more »
A top editor and a human rights lawyer remain in jail awaiting trial for contempt of court after they allegedly criticized the country's judiciary system in magazine articles. Read more »
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has joined others in South Africa's ruling alliance in expressing support for implementing recommendations of the nation's Public Protector on ... Read more »
The murder trial of South African runner Oscar Pistorius has been delayed to 7 April because one of the legal experts assisting the judge is sick. Read more »
The Nigerian army says it has killed eleven Boko Haram militants and captured several others attempting to flee across the Cameroon border. Read more »
A shortfall in social funds has forced the government to increase the retirement age to 62 years but this move is raising concerns that it may have a negative impact on unemployed ... Read more »
American pop icon Madonna is set to direct a screen adaptation of the novel Ade: A Love Story, based on real life events set in Kenya. Read more »
South Africa has launched the first of 64 antennas that will make up the MeerKAT radio telescope, the country's precursor to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), planned to be the ... Read more »
Daily Trust takes a look at award-winning writer Elisabeth Tshele, popularly known as NoViolet Bulawayo - the first African woman writer to be shortlisted for the prestigious ... Read more »
Traditional ruler Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Musdaphar, the Lamido Adamawa, has threatened to pull his people out of Nigeria if the country disintegrates. Read more »
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