President Jacob Zuma will be attending a summit this weekend that will focus on the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dogs are surprisingly adept at sniffing out lung cancer, results from a pilot project in Austria have suggested.
Politician Nana Akufo-Addo is again running for president of Ghana – a job that narrowly eluded him four years ago.
In a move that could prove crucial in defining his second term, Obama has urged US Congress to extend a tax cut for middle class Americans.
A UN-mandated watchdog has agreed to end monitoring controls on Zimbabwe’s diamond trade, after the government allayed concerns over Marange mines.
The UN has called on foreign countries to stop meddling in the volatile region, and said M23 rebels have made no major moves to withdraw from Goma.
Simultaneous car bombings have killed more than 50 people and left a trail of destruction in a town near Syria’s capital.
There are signs that rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo are withdrawing from the strategic eastern city of Goma, says the United Nations.
The richest man in Africa and the wealthiest man from the US have joined forces in the battle against polio, which has seen a resurgence in Nigeria.
A lapse in judgement by England captain and good defensive back pedaling helped the Springboks beat the Roses 16-15 at a rainswept Twickenham.