Oscar Pistorius "was broken" after shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, his neighbor Johan Stander has said, as the murder trial…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has admitted that the country’s security forces still do not know where more than 200 abducted…
Two explosions have killed three people and wounded several others in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, police say. In…
The Nigerian government has decided to shut schools and government offices across the capital Abuja, while a World Economic Forum…
Libya's parliament has been stormed by gunmen, forcing lawmakers to abandon a vote on a new prime minister, officials say.…
President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a bill legalizing polygamy in Kenya. The new bill brings civil law, where…
Zimbabwe's opposition party - Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) - says it is suspending its leader Morgan Tsvangirai, amid deepening…
SABC, South Africa's public broadcaster, refused to broadcast a campaign ad from the Economic Freedom Front (EFF) as it incited…
The family of South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has denied he took acting lessons ahead of his testimony in…
Forensic tests carried out by expert Roger Dixon for Oscar Pistorius' murder trial have been rigorously challenged by state prosecutor…