Oscar Pistorius' lawyers have launched a legal bid to prevent prosecutors from appealing against his acquittal on murder charges. Judge…
The South African parliament descended into chaos as leftist lawmakers scuffled with security during a key annual speech by President…
Nigeria has postponed the February 14 presidential election to March 28 over concerns about the security situation. The country’s electoral…
South African apartheid assassin Eugene de Kock has been granted parole after 20 years in jail. The death squad commander…
Zambia is voting in a presidential election caused by the death of Michael Sata in 2014. The vote is expected…
Fresh protests against French magazine Charlie Hebdo's cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad have sparked in Niger. At least two churches…
Three civilians and a police officer have been killed in violent protests against French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Niger's second…
Heavy flooding in southern Malawi has killed at least 48 and forced 23,000 to leave their homes, President Peter Mutharika…
Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has accused the West of ignoring the threat of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The…
A market explosion in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has killed at least 16 people and injured several others,…