World / Africa

S. Africa's Zuma replaces key ministers 01 Apr 2017 - 11:26 am

JOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob Zuma replaced several high-profile ministers in a cabinet reshuffle announced Friday, leading to a five-percent drop in the...

Boko Haram kidnap 22 girls, women in northeast Nigeria 01 Apr 2017 - 08:35 am

Kano, Nigeria: Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in northeast Nigeria, residents and vigilantes told AFP...

South Africa’s ANC divided, Zuma undermined by cabinet reshuffle 01 Apr 2017 - 07:40 am

JOHANNESBURG: President Jacob Zuma’s midnight sacking of his finance minister shook South African markets on Friday, undermining his authority and threatening to split...

Five biggest career scandals of South Africa's Jacob Zuma 31 Mar 2017 - 04:58 pm

Johannesburg: South African President Jacob Zuma has come under fire from both his own party and the opposition over a cabinet reshuffle in...

Ethiopia extends state of emergency 30 Mar 2017 - 05:29 pm

Addis Ababa: The Ethiopian parliament on Thursday extended the country's state of emergency by four months, national broadcaster EBC reported, two weeks after...

South Africa's anti-apartheid hero laid to rest 30 Mar 2017 - 12:26 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Former South African anti-apartheid hero Ahmed Kathrada was laid to rest at the Westpark Cemetery in Johannesburg on Wednesday. Kathrada died on...

Nigerian defense minister says Boko Haram chief alive 30 Mar 2017 - 11:46 am

LAGOS, Nigeria: The leader of Boko Haram is “on the run”, Defense Minister Mansur Dan-Ali said Tuesday in a break with the government’s...

Bodies of suspected UN workers discovered in DR Congo 30 Mar 2017 - 11:36 am

ARU, Democratic Republic of Congo: Police on Tuesday confirmed the discovery of the bodies of two Europeans and one Congolese in the Central...

Over 60,000 S.Sudanese enter Sudan in three months: UN 29 Mar 2017 - 03:33 pm

Khartoum: More than 60,000 South Sudanese have entered Sudan in the first three months of 2017, the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday,...

Meningitis outbreak kills nearly 270 in Nigeria: officials 29 Mar 2017 - 11:46 am

Abuja: Nearly 270 people, most of them children, have died in the past five months during the latest meningitis outbreak to hit Nigeria,...

UNICEF: 145,000 people saved in famine-hit South Sudan 29 Mar 2017 - 11:07 am

JUBA, South Sudan: Since famine was declared in parts of South Sudan a month ago, the United Nations children’s fund, UNICEF and partners...

South Africa’s Gordhan returns, says still finance minister despite talk of sacking 28 Mar 2017 - 05:56 pm

JOHANNESBURG/PRETORIA: Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan flew back to South Africa on Tuesday, obeying an abrupt recall from President Jacob Zuma, and said he...

Mali's former rebels agree to join peace conference 28 Mar 2017 - 05:05 pm

Bamako: Former rebels in Mali on Tuesday reversed a decision to boycott a national reconciliation conference after receiving assurances from the government, a...