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Troubled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the best chance in years to secure a lasting peace but the United Nations stands ready to pacify the region by force if need be, United...
Rebels in eastern Congo announced a ceasefire on Thursday in fighting with government troops hours before a visit to the conflict-plagued zone by United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon...
President Jacob Zuma said countries from the north and the south have the unique opportunity to work together to change the lives of millions of Africans, in developing Africa.
During a visit by...
The World Bank on Wednesday announced $1-billion in funding for Africa's Great Lakes region, where renewed fighting this week between the government and rebels in eastern Congo has raised fears...
Two days of clashes between Congo's army and rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma have killed at least 19 people, threatening an uneasy six-month peace just days before a scheduled visit by...
Chairperson of the African Renaissance and Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has called on the youth to pursue humanity instead of opulence.
Delivering the keynote address today (21...
African National Congress secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said on Monday that President Jacob Zuma doesn’t have to explain his ties to the Gupta family.
He said the National Executive Committee...
Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be left over from the civil war in Libya, to kill elephants for their ivory, the United Nations (UN) said on Monday. In...
After winning adulation across Mali for a five month military offensive that crushed al Qaeda fighters, France is now frustrating some of its allies by pushing for a political settlement with a...
The UN envoy to the Central African Republic urged the Security Council on Wednesday to consider imposing sanctions on rebels accused of severe rights violations including rape, maiming,...
International partners today pledged to support Mali’s political transition and development process, at a conference organized jointly by the Governments of Mali and France with the European Union.
UN war crimes investigators have reached no conclusions on whether any side in the Syrian war has used chemical weapons, the inquiry commission said on Monday, playing down a suggestion from one of...
The UN Security Council is set to adopt a resolution Thursday creating a peacekeeping mission in Mali, to take over from French and African forces in the conflict-torn north. The force would be...
United Nations (UN) secretary general Ban Ki-moon, along with the leaders of six multilateral financial institutions, has announced the organisation’s intention to strengthen interagency sharing...
African finance ministers told their rich nation counterparts at weekend meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to work harder and faster to kick-start their economies to avoid...