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C. African Republic: March in favor of new leader
A demonstration in support of Central African Republic's new leader Michel Djotodia was held in the capital, Bangui, on Saturday. Several hundred ...
SAfrican official: Mandela better from pneumonia
Nelson Mandela is breathing "without difficulty" after having a procedure to clear fluid in his lung area that was caused by pneumonia, the spokesman ...
Ex-C. African Republic leader seeks exile in Benin
Ousted Central African Republic President Francois Bozize is requesting exile in the tiny West African nation of Benin days after rebels invaded and ...
South Africa: Mandela making progress in hospital
Nelson Mandela is making "steady progress" while being treated for a recurring lung infection and he had a full breakfast on Friday, South African ...
Pistorius allowed to leave SAfrica with conditions
Oscar Pistorius could compete at this year's world championships after a South African judge eased his bail restrictions and ruled Thursday that the ...
SAfrica: Mandela responds positively to treatment
Nelson Mandela was back in the hospital for the third time in four months Thursday, and the 94-year-old former South African president was reported ...
BRICS plan development bank to fund infrastructure
Leaders of five of the world's emerging economic powers agreed Wednesday to create a development bank to help fund their $4.5 trillion infrastructure ...
Zimbabwe court releases 4 aides to prime minister
Zimbabwe's High Court on Wednesday freed on bail four senior officials from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party accused of illegally collecting ...
Syria's Assad appeals to African summit for help
Syria's increasingly isolated president sent a letter calling for help from leaders of five nations at an economic meeting Wednesday in South Africa ...
Oscar Pistorius' brother on trial for road death
The brother of Oscar Pistorius pleaded not guilty to a charge of culpable homicide or negligent killing in a South African court Wednesday for the ...
Hard questions for South Africa over CAR battle
The South African government faced tough questions Wednesday about its military mission in the Central African Republic after 13 of its soldiers were ...
South African firm to service Russian choppers
South Africa's state-owned Denel Aviation says it is unveiling the first authorized maintenance and service center for hundreds of Russian helicopters ...
S.Africa: Nigerian 2010 bomb suspect gets 24 years
A South African court sentenced a Nigerian to 24 years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty of masterminding twin car bombings in Nigeria.
C. African Republic president flees to Cameroon
The president of the Central African Republic fled the country for Cameroon after rebels overran the capital of the impoverished nation long wracked ...
Zimbabwe court frees rights lawyer
Zimbabwe's top rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, released by a court after eight days in jail for allegedly obstructing justice, said Monday her arrest ...
Former Zambian president arrested
Zambia's former president, Rupiah Banda, was arrested by police for alleged abuse of authority and corruption. Banda, 76, who ruled Zambia from 2008 ...
Activists to BRICS: Press Syria for access
Human rights activists from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are appealing to their leaders to use their influence to press Syria to ...
13 South African troops killed in CAR
South Africa's president says 13 South African soldiers were killed and 27 were wounded in fighting in the Central African Republic. President Jacob ...
Pilot whales beach in South Africa
Six of 19 pilot whales that were stranded Sunday on a beach in the South African city of Cape Town have died and authorities said they planned to ...
Rebels enter C. African Republic capital
Hundreds of rebels penetrated the capital of Central African Republic on Saturday, posing the gravest threat to President Francois Bozize's government ...
Pistorius brothers both have court dates next week
Oscar Pistorius' appeal against his bail conditions will be heard on the same day his older brother Carl is due in another South African court to ...
Zimbabwe rights lawyer bail appeal postponed
A Zimbabwean court on Friday postponed a bail appeal to release the nation's top rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa. Mtetwa was arrested March 17 on ...
High-tech search for snake in SAfrica capital
The Pretoria Zoo says it's turning to technology with infra-red cameras to search for a two-meter-long (6.5-foot-long) black mamba snake that escaped ...
'Chinese Girl' painting coming home to SAfrica
Vladimir Tretchikoff's iconic painting "Chinese Girl," said to be one of the most reproduced in the world, is coming home to South Africa after more ...