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Zuma speech postponed amid calls to quit

ANC, divided on Zuma’s fate, to meet today.

07 Feb 2018 2:32 AM

Deep in Ethiopia's desert region of Afar, about nine in 10 women and girls undergo female genital mutilation, many before their first birthday. (Representational Image)

Female genital mutilation a painful, gory reality, world unites to end it

‘Later when my menstruation began, because the opening was too tiny, the pain worsened even more.’

06 Feb 2018 7:14 PM

Mourners embrace each other after the explosion in the eastern city of Benghazi on Wednesday. The death toll following a double car bomb attack in the Libyan city of Benghazi night rose to at least 34, a hospital spokeswoman said. (Photo: AFP)

Double car bombings near mosque kill 34 in Benghazi

Mosque frequently visited by opponents of Libya ‘jihadists’

25 Jan 2018 1:07 AM

It was not immediately clear whether those killed were civilians or fighters. (Photo: AP)

Libya: 9 killed in clashes near Tripoli airport

After the attack, 5 people died at Mitiga hospital and 4 died at the cardiac surgery hospital in Tajura.

15 Jan 2018 6:51 PM

Egypt's Coptic Christian minority has been targeted by Islamic terrorists in several attacks since last year that have killed over 100 people and wounded many others. (Photo: File)

10 killed, 8 injured in terror attack on church in Egypt

The attack comes days before the Coptic celebration of the new year and orthodox Christmas Day on January 7.

29 Dec 2017 6:41 PM

The police did not provide the number of inmates in the Ikot Ekpene prison at the time of the incident, but Nigeria's jails are usually overcrowded with prisoners living in poor conditions. (Representational image)

Nigeria jail break: 4 prisoners dead, 36 missing, say police

Seven inmates were recaptured, while an axe, which was used to attack the kitchen staff, was seized.

28 Dec 2017 2:55 PM

The ministry said Ugandan forces had launched air and artillery strikes in a joint operation with DR Congo's army on Dec 22 against Allied Democratic Forces. (Photo: AFP/File)

100 rebels killed in DR Congo strikes, says Uganda army

‘Those who survived are roaming in areas of North Kivu, but forces are pursuing them,’ said defence ministry spokesperson.

28 Dec 2017 2:51 PM

It was the largest mass execution carried out in the North African country since six convicted jihadists were hanged in 2015. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Fear among Islamists rise as Egypt executes 15 for terrorism

Egyptian courts have sentenced hundreds to death over unrest since the military ousted divisive Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.

27 Dec 2017 12:03 PM

'According to the first testimonies at the scene, the assailant, a 53-year-old Nigerien man, shouted 'Allahu Akbar' during the attack. He was arrested on the spot,' says Etienne Massard. (Photo: Twitter/@EtienneMassard)

Attacker shouting 'Allahu Akbar' attacks 2 Danish nationals in Gabon

The two men, who were working for the National Geographic channel, were stabbed while shopping in a market popular with tourists.

17 Dec 2017 5:09 PM

The women and children will be handed over to authorities of displacement camps after investigations. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Nigeria troops arrest more than 400 Boko Haram fighters, families

Nwachukwu says the military arrested 167 Boko Haram fighters, 67 women and 173 children who were family members of the insurgents.

16 Dec 2017 4:27 PM

The court awarded USD 5,000 to each victim of sexual violence and USD 15,000 to the families of those killed for criticising the militia's actions. (Photo: AP/Representational)

In a first, Congo punishes militia members for gangraping children

Young girls were raped in the militia members' superstitious belief that it would make them ‘impervious to bullets.’

14 Dec 2017 5:47 PM

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is a close ally of Trump, whose announcement triggered protests across the world. (Photo: AP)

Jerusalem row: 8 detained at anti-Trump protests in Cairo

Those detained, included a female activist, who are accused of links to the Muslim Brotherhood group.

11 Dec 2017 6:02 PM

The resolution said the ministers would meet again within a month and held out the possibility that an emergency Arab summit would be held in Jordan to discuss Jerusalem. (Photo: AFP)

Arab leaders ask US to reverse Trump’s Jerusalem decision

Jerusalem's status lies at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Trump's move was widely perceived as siding with Israel.

10 Dec 2017 10:47 AM

Emmerson Mnangagwa swore in his cabinet on Monday, with allies defending him against criticism for giving top posts to the generals who helped his rise to power. (Photo: AFP)

Zimbabwe swears in new Cabinet after 37 years of Robert Mugabe

Assembling a cabinet has not been without mishaps.

04 Dec 2017 8:36 PM

Terrorist attacks, targeting police and military personnel, have increased following the ouster of former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013 by the military. (Photo:PTI/ File)

Five terrorists killed in security forces raid in Egypt

The raid came over a week after a terrorist attack on a mosque in North Sinai in which more than 300 people were killed.

04 Dec 2017 5:35 PM

The truck was carrying 69 passengers when it “failed to negotiate a curve and overturned” at a business centre in the district of Tsholotsho on Saturday evening.(Photo: AFP/File/Representational)

Zimbabwe truck accident kills 21: state media

At least 21 people were killed at the weekend when a truck overturned in western Zimbabwe

04 Dec 2017 4:10 PM

The ruling ZANU-PF party replaced Mugabe with Mnangagwa, who was fired weeks ago as vice president. (Photo: AFP)

Zimbabwe gets new cabinet under President Emmerson Mnangagwa

Cabinet includes ruling party loyalists as well as figures linked to the military, whose takeover helped oust former leader Robert Mugabe.

01 Dec 2017 4:41 PM

Libya agreed Thursday with EU and African leaders to allow migrants facing abuse in detention camps to be evacuated within days or weeks, French President Emmanuel Macron said. (Photo: File)

Libya allows emergency evacuation of migrants facing abuses, slave trading

African Union, European Union and United Nations officials offered increased support for the International Organisation of Migration.

30 Nov 2017 3:21 PM

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, speaks with German chancellor Angela Merkel upon her arrival at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny airport in Abidjan on Wednesday, ahead of the Afican Union-European Union summit. (Photo: AFP)

Curb illegal migration into Africa, says Angela Merkel

Libya is the main departure point for African migrants trying to cross to Europe.

30 Nov 2017 6:15 AM

The stepped-up measures follow an outdoor concert in Cairo on September 22 by Lebanese band Mashrou' Leila, when the flag representing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community was raised.(Photo: AP/Representational)

Egypt jails 14 soon after draft bill criminalizing homosexuality

Homosexuality is not outlawed in Egypt, but gays have previously been charged with debauchery in the deeply conservative Muslim society.

27 Nov 2017 12:30 PM

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