At least 39 people have been killed in Kenya in fresh clashes between rival communities in the Tana River district,…
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has been re-elected as leader of country’s governing African National Congress. Jacob Zuma, 70, received…
South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) is holding its party congress at which members will vote for its next…
Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, has had an operation to remove gallstones, a government statement says. The operation…
Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, is being treated for a lung infection, the president's office has said. This…
Cheick Modibo Diarra, Mali’s prime minister, has resigned on state television, hours after being arrested by soldiers who were behind…
Ghana's incumbent President John Mahama has been won presidential election, the electoral commission has announced. The commission said that John…
Nelson Mandela, South Africa's former leader, has been admitted to hospital in the capital Pretoria to undergo tests, officials say.…
Fighters from the M23 rebel group say they have captured Goma, the main city in resource-rich eastern Democratic Republic of…
Melcom department store has collapsed in Ghana's capital, Accra, with dozens of people believed to be trapped inside. Rescue efforts…