Uganda's parliament has passed a bill to toughen the punishment for gay acts to include life imprisonment in some cases.…
Rebels in South Sudan have taken over the key town of Bor, the military has said, as fighting continues after…
Thamsanqa Jantjie, the sign interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial who is accused of making up gestures, has been admitted to…
Up to 500 people are believed to have died in clashes between rival South Sudan army factions, the UN says,…
Archbishop Desmond Tutu – a long-time friend of Nelson Mandela - has said that South Africa’s first black president would…
A statue of Nelson Mandela has been unveiled in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, a day after he was buried. The…
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit has announced that an attempted coup by soldiers loyal to his former deputy Riek…
Nelson Mandela's body has been buried in a family plot, after political and religious leaders paid tribute to South Africa's…
Nelson Mandela's state funeral is taking place in his ancestral home in Qunu, ending a week of commemorations for South…
Nelson Mandela's body has arrived in his ancestral home in Qunu in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa, the…