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January 30, 2019

South Africa puts Pakistan in to bat in decisive ODI

South Africa won the toss and put Pakistan in to bat in the series-deciding final one-day international in Cape Town on ...

January 29, 2019

UN: More than 130 migrants appear to be missing off Djibouti

More than 130 migrants were thought to be missing after two boats capsized Tuesday off the tiny East African nation of ...

January 29, 2019

UN says 18 killed in Central African Republic attack

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic says 18 civilians are dead and 23 wounded after an armed ...

January 29, 2019

Lawyers march in Zimbabwe capital alleging denial of justice

Lawyers in Zimbabwe marched on the constitutional court on Tuesday to protest the alleged denial of justice for hundreds of ...

January 28, 2019

FIFA cuts ban for Zambia official who took cash payments

FIFA says a former African player of the year and Confederation of African Football executive committee member had his ban ...

January 28, 2019

Zimbabwe leader angered by video of security forces' abuse

Zimbabwe's president Monday said he was "appalled" by a televised report showing abuses by security forces in a continuing ...

January 28, 2019

Firefighters control blaze on Cape Town's iconic Lion's Head

Cape Town officials say they have controlled a fire that blazed overnight around the city's iconic Lion's Head hill, injuring ...

January 27, 2019

AP PHOTOS: South African family worries over children's fate

Buhle Mathebule, 4 years old, squints against the harsh sunlight outside her family's one-room shack in Ekangala, South ...

January 25, 2019

Zimbabwe's violent crackdown continues with reports of rapes

A violent crackdown continued Friday in Zimbabwe as rights groups alleged that women had been raped during house-to-house ...

January 24, 2019

Congo's surprise new leader in 1st peaceful power transfer

Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in as Congo's president Thursday, marking the country's first peaceful transfer ...

January 24, 2019

US no longer announcing deaths, damage in Somalia airstrikes

The U.S. military says it has carried out two new airstrikes in Somalia against the al-Shabab extremist group but will no ...

January 24, 2019

FIFA bans former referee for life for bribery, match-fixing

One of soccer's most infamous match-fixing cases was settled Thursday when a referee notorious for corrupt calls was banned ...

January 24, 2019

Angola decriminalizes same-sex conduct, rights group says

Human Rights Watch says the southern African nation of Angola has decriminalized same-sex activity and banned discrimination ...

January 23, 2019

Zimbabwe's civil servants to strike on Friday over salaries

Zimbabwe faces a new wave of unrest as the group representing government workers announced on Wednesday that roughly 500,000 ...

January 22, 2019

Zimbabwe leader: Violence by security forces 'unacceptable'

Zimbabwe's president on Tuesday said "unacceptable" violence by security forces will be investigated after a days-long ...

January 22, 2019

The Latest: Zimbabwe troops assaulting people in capital

The Latest on Zimbabwe's deadly unrest (all times local): 7:45 p.m. Witnesses say Zimbabwean soldiers are still roaming the ...

January 22, 2019

South Africa puts Pakistan in to bat in 2nd ODI

South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl in the second one-day international against Pakistan on Tuesday. Pakistan leads ...

January 22, 2019

Zimbabwe's president returns amid economic crisis, crackdown

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived in Harare late Monday after cutting short his fund-raising trip in order to ...

January 20, 2019

The Latest: AU 'postpones' urgent trip to Congo over vote

The Latest on Congo's election results (all times local): 7:10 p.m. The African Union says it has "postponed" its urgent ...