South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela is "responding better" to treatment in hospital, President Jacob Zuma has said. Jacob Zuma…
Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, remains in a serious but stable condition in a Pretoria hospital, the latest…
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital with a lung infection. Nelson Mandela, 94, is in…
Thousands of mourners are attending the funeral of renowned author Chinua Achebe in his Nigerian home town of Ogidi in Anambra…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a spate of deadly attacks by…
A new report by the UN food agency and the US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network has found that nearly…
Botswana President Ian Khama needed stitches on his face after being scratched by a cheetah, officials say. The animal was reportedly being fed…
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has suffered a mini-stroke and has been flown to hospital in Paris, the state news agency…
A car bomb has exploded outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, wounding two guards and causing extensive…
A rare blue diamond has been unearthed at Cullinan mine in South Africa. The 25.5-carat stone was recovered by Petra…