Africa News

A Sudanese cargo plane crashed today near the capital of Upper Nile state, Malakal, killed seven of the crew member.

A Canadian who has been living in Uganda has been charged in a Toronto court over swindling $800,000 from 21 daycare centres, writes VISION REPORTER.

It was not actress Teri Hatcher who made a big impression on schoolchildren in Nairobi, Kenya.

Amnesty International said today that it's deeply disturbed by the continuing campaign of State violence and intimidation taking place in Zimbabwe.

Somalia faces a serious food crisis if no nation steps forward with naval ships to escort relief shipments through pirate-infested waters, the United Nations World Food Programme said on Thursday.

Nelson Mandela is in London for a week of events to celebrate his upcoming 90th birthday.

Around 200 MDC activists, fleeing the Zanu PF led political violence, camped outside the South African embassy in Harare Wednesday evening seeking refuge.

Foreign ministers from wealthy nations urged Afghanistan's neighbors Thursday to play "a constructive role" in stabilizing the war-wracked nation and help it overcome the challenges of terrorism, insecurity and ...

A court on Thursday ordered the nation's top cop to stand trial on corruption charges next year, widening a leadership vacuum in law enforcement agencies struggling to control one of the world's highest crime ...

Conflict in Somalia has killed 2,136 civilians so far this year, bringing the death toll since an Islamist-led insurgency began in early 2007 to 8,636, a local human rights group said on Thursday.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has turned her anger on Robert Mugabe, describing his regime as like "a modern-day Hitler". Campbell was speaking outside London's Royal Albert Hall, where she joined fashion designer ...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Ugandan rebel group the Lord's Resistance Army on Wednesday to stop recruiting children immediately and release those already in its camps.

The Democratic Alliance called on Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana on Wednesday to retract his statement that Chinese employers had no excuse to mistreat their workers now that they have been classified as ...

Nelson Mandela displayed his customary diplomatic skills when he met the Queen today as part of his 90th birthday celebrations.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Wednesday urged companies to refrain from investment in Zimbabwe and said his government was preparing "intensified sanctions" against members of the regime of Robert Mugabe.

A German child who was kidnapped by Somali gunmen along with his parents and another European is suffering from a fever and needs medical help, a clan elder said Wednesday.

UN diplomats trying to solve the conflict in Darfur must better cooperate with international peacekeeping efforts in the region and better address the proxy war between Chad and Sudan, analysts say.

Oil futures ended an uneven session with a modest gain Tuesday as traders awaited news that could help the market break out of a trading range that has lasted for more than two weeks.

A German family of three and a French captain were kidnapped from a yacht off the Gulf of Aden, officials said Tuesday.

June 20 was World Refugee Day and South Africa had a long way to go to protect the rights of foreigners among us.