Zimbabwe opposition leader Tsvangirai dies at 65
by Fanuel Jongwe © Agence France-Presse HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- Morgan Tsvangirai, the veteran Zimbabwean opposition leader who confronted Robert Mugabe's regime…
7 years ago
Africa
Egypt arrests ex-presidential candidate Abul Fotouh: officials
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Egyptian police arrested on Wednesday a leading government critic and party leader Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh along with…
7 years ago
S.Africa’s Zuma resigns ‘with immediate effect’
PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP) -- South African President Jacob Zuma announced his immediate resignation on Wednesday after the ruling ANC party threatened…
7 years ago
22 school pupils die in Nigeria road crash: official
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) -- Twenty-two students and their driver were Tuesday killed when their bus collided with a truck…
7 years ago
Chibok girls’ kidnapper jailed for 15 years
by Aminu Abubakar Agence France-Presse KANO, Nigeria (AFP) - A man involved in the 2014 kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls from…
7 years ago
Zuma triggers crisis by refusing ANC’s exit order
by Susan Njanji and Ben Sheppard Agence France-Presse JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) - South Africa braced Tuesday for a major political showdown…
7 years ago
S.Africa’s ANC to meet Monday as Zuma deadlock tightens
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The top decision-making body of South Africa's ruling ANC will meet on Monday following days of talks…
7 years ago
S.Africa political deadlock as Zuma clings to power
by Ben Sheppard © Agence France-Presse JOHANNESBURG , South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa's political impasse deepened on Saturday with no resolution…
7 years ago
Five children die in post-vote arson attack in Guinea
by Mouctar Bah Agence France-Presse CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) - Five young children perished in an arson attack during clashes in central Guinea…
7 years ago
Cape Town now faces dry taps by May 11
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP) -- Residents of drought-stricken Cape Town received rare good news Monday when city officials said…
7 years ago
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