
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 ...

Relief in South Africa as Mandela leaves hospital
The building that houses South Africa's highest court, made partly with bricks from an apartheid-era prison, symbolizes what Nelson Mandela hoped his ...

South Africa: Mandela in hospital for tests
Nelson Mandela, the former South African president and anti-apartheid leader, was admitted to a hospital on Saturday for a scheduled medical check-up ...
3 women a day killed by a partner in South Africa
Reeva Steenkamp, the model and law graduate shot and killed by Oscar Pistorius, was statistically just one of three women killed on Valentine's Day ...

South Africa: Police charged with murder
Eight South African police officers were charged with murder on Friday for the death of a taxi driver dragged by a police vehicle, a videotaped ...

South African police, a force in turmoil
The job of the South African police is to fight one of the highest crime rates in the world. Instead, the force stands accused of contributing to it.

On video: SAfrican police drag man, who later dies
They bound his hands to the rear of a van, and then sped off, dragging the slender taxi driver along the pavement as a crowd of onlookers shouted in ...
Congo neighbors agree not to support armed groups
Eleven African countries signed a United Nations-drafted peace deal on Sunday to stabilize the troubled Central African country of Congo, where rebels ...

South Africans called to action on raped teenager
The chime sounds every four minutes on the radio station, reminding listeners that statistically yet another child or woman in South Africa is being ...
AP Interview: UN chief wants action on climate
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says his top hopes for 2013 are to reach a new agreement on climate change and to urgently end the increasingly ...

South Africa: Nelson Mandela's recovery is good
South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela has recovered from his recent lung infection and a surgical procedure to remove gallstones, ...

S. Africa sends troops to Central African Republic
The South African presidency announced Sunday that is sending 400 army troops to Central African Republic to help the country's army as it faces a ...

South Africa president prefers people over pets
South Africa's president says a dog should not be man's best friend. President Jacob Zuma made critical remarks about pet care that touch on sensitive ...

South Africa: Mandela's hospital stay extended
Former South African leader Nelson Mandela will probably spend Christmas Day in a hospital because his doctors want to be satisfied his health has ...

South African president says Mandela improving
Nelson Mandela was seriously ill but has steadily improved over the last few days after being diagnosed with a lung infection and undergoing gallstone ...

Zuma win shows his dominance in South Africa's ANC
Under the bright lights, the corruption allegations and the ethical concerns trailing South African President Jacob Zuma faded away and the master ...

President: Mandela may spend more days in hospital
Anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela could spend a few more days in the hospital for care, South Africa's president said Tuesday, as the 94-year-old ...
Police: 4 face treason, terror charges in S.Africa
Four white men in South Africa face treason and terrorism charges over an alleged plot that included plans to attack the ongoing African National ...

Look at life of South Africa President Jacob Zuma
Events in the life of South African President Jacob Zuma, who was elected Tuesday to again head the governing African National Congress: ___ — April ...

South Africa's ANC begins leadership nominations
South Africa's African National Congress, the nation's governing party, has begun accepting nominations for its top officials. At their meeting ...

Mandela honored by South Africa's governing party
Nelson Mandela's political party sang praises for the anti-apartheid icon Sunday, as the 94-year-old leader remained under doctors' care in the ...

Zuma asks South Africa's ANC to keep him as leader
South African President Jacob Zuma acknowledged Sunday that corruption and violence have marred the image of the African National Congress under his ...
A history of the African National Congress
A glance at the history of South Africa's governing African National Congress political party: ___ —1912: Founding of South African Native National ...

SAfrica's ANC party to choose leader amid turmoil
South Africa's governing African National Congress political party will return to where it was first formed to fight apartheid a century ago to pick ...

Confusion rises over Nelson Mandela's location
South Africa's presidency declined to directly address reports Thursday that anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was being treated at a different ...