Africa

Johannesburg: South Africa's biggest parties have failed to form coalition governments in major economic hubs following elections this month, they said...

Lusaka: Zambian President Edgar Lungu narrowly won re-election on Monday in a vote his main rival said was rigged. Hakainde Hichilema's United Party for...

Juba: South Sudan is not fighting the United Nations over its plan to intervene to end fighting in the country, President Salva Kiir said on Monday,...

Bauchi (Nigeria): Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has published a video apparently showing recent footage of dozens of schoolgirls kidnapped two years...

Juba: Fighting flared in South Sudan late on Saturday southwest of the capital between forces loyal to the president and those backing the opposition, after...

Lusaka: Zambian President Edgar Lungu maintained a slim lead over his main rival on Sunday with nearly half of votes counted as the opposition called for...

Juba: South Sudan said on Wednesday it opposed a proposal to station extra foreign troops in the country under UN command, something the United States,...

Hararae: Zimbabwe is trying to improve accommodation for the military, President Robert Mugabe said on Tuesday, in a bid to retain its support despite...

Addis Ababa: More than 90 people were shot dead by security forces in protests across Ethiopia's Oromiya and Amhara regions at the weekend, residents...

United Nations: The United States proposed late Sunday that the United Nations Security Council authorise a 4,000-strong force to ensure peace in South...