Africa

President Jacob Zuma of South Africa will not suspend the head of the prosecution service for lying and then withdrawing corruption charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, the presidency said …

Egypt’s top court of appeal has declared Hosni Mubarak “not guilty” of involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule, the final ruling …

Kenyan soldiers killed 57 Islamist militants during a fight in southern Somalia on Wednesday, a military spokesman said. Kenyan troops under the African Union command used artillery and helicopter gunships …

Zimbabwe’s High Court has outlawed corporal punishment for children both at school and in the home. The ruling comes after a parent complained that her child in grade one, a …

Runtown’s Mad Over You single has grown on literally everyone. People have been asking, what exactly is shito? This is the infamous shito coupled with a great recipe you can …

Emojis are quickly becoming a universal language – they’re literally everywhere. But most emojis are frustratingly eurocentric and African emojis, while upcoming, are not even half as popular. That’s why three …

President Alpha Conde of Guinea fired three ministers, in a decree read on state television on Monday. This action was initiated by a violent protest over a teachers’ strike last …

South African President Jacob Zuma has condemned acts of violence between citizens and non-nationals, especially xenophobic attacks, his office said on Friday. There have been various reports of sporadic xenophobic …

North Sinai province of Egypt has become unsafe for Christian families and students who have been fleeing the region since Friday after Islamic State killed the seventh member of their …

Following a prolonged political crisis in Burundi, the United Nations has called on political parties to commit fully to peace talks instabilities in the east African nation. Burundi President Pierre …