- 29 Jan 2012 14:48 - Staff Reporter
- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in an unusually outspoken declaration on Sunday, told African leaders they must respect gay rights.

- 22 Jan 2012 17:43 - Staff Reporter
- President Jacob Zuma is in for a busy few weeks as he leaves for Qatar on Monday to strengthen political and economic relations between the countries.
- 27 Dec 2011 17:49 - Staff Reporter
- Sweden has sought the help of the US and European Union to secure the release of two of its journalists jailed in Somalia for supporting terrorism.
- 27 Dec 2011 12:43 - Jenny Vaughan
- An Ethiopian court has sentenced two Swedish journalists to 11 years in jail for supporting terrorism and entering the country illegally.

- 12 Jul 2011 19:41 - Aaron Maasho
- Across the Horn of Africa, a fierce drought is forcing more than 10-million people to rely on emergency food aid, up from a forecast of six-million.