The new, U.N.-brokered unity government established this year is trying to overcome those divisions.
DISGRACED Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
They say Louise Linton's book is filled with stereotypes and inaccuracies
THE cockpit voice recorder of the crashed EgyptAir MS804 suggests attempts were made to put out a fire on board, investigation committee sources have...
THE memory chips of EgyptAir 804’s black box voice recorder are intact and investigators should be able to access it, a committee probing the plane...
But now the A.U. faces the challenge of making sure the “e-Passport” lives up to its potential – and doesn’t fulfill detractors’ fears of heightened...
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Sisi declares the ouster of Egypt's first democratically-elected president a national holiday with lavish celebrations.
Investigators have downloaded data from one of the black box flight recorders on EgyptAir Flight MS804 and are preparing to analyze it, bringing them...
In our series of letters from African journalists, the film-maker and columnist Farai Sevenzo looks at why some Africans living in the UK wanted to...
Meanwhile, Egypt's investigation committee says it hopes to glean data from repaired recorder
AT LEAST 35 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a car bomb attack followed by an invasion of a hotel in the Somalian capital of...
IN a new television interview, convicted killer Oscar Pistorius has said he doesn’t want to go back to jail and that he believes his victim, Reeva...
When police came to assist a South African who was robbed in her car, the victim launched into a violent, racist rant against black people - including...
The idea of a "virtual doctor" project might sound rather futuristic.
REEVA Steenkamp’s father broke down in court as he told a dramatic sentencing hearing that Oscar Pistorius must “pay for his crime” for shooting dead...
But an increasingly common sight for Africans -- especially those in Nigeria
African women have worn headscarves for many years for religious, cultural reasons and even as a fashion statement but they were traditionally worn by...
The daily indignities Africans suffer usually go undocumented both by the police and local media.
Eritrea's government is guilty of committing crimes against humanity since independence a quarter-century ago with up to 400,000 people "enslaved",...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is traveling to London on Monday to receive treatment for an ear infection.