Former president Nelson Mandela has made progress during his past 24 hours in hospital, the presidency has stated.
Transgender sex workers in the Cote d’Ivoire have increasingly become the target of violence since President Alassane Ouattara came into power.
Talks over possible new UN regulations for the internet have been deeply divided.
Egypt’s rebellion of the judges against President Mohamed Morsi became complete with the country’s highest court declaring a strike.
SA has the most people living with HIV in the world, but facilities like the Themba Lethu clinic are helping those infected to cope and survive.
Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi told the country’s top judges that he did not infringe on their authority when he seized near absolute powers.
Public hearings will begin this week to gather the opinions of farmworkers and their employers on labour conditions.
Sudanese authorities say they have foiled a military coup and that several military officers and civilians involved in the scheme have been arrested.
Thousands of Congolese soldiers and policemen have defected to the M23 rebels, as rebel leaders vowed to take control of all of the Congo.
The three Californian men charged with plotting to kill Americans overseas spent months preparing for a trip to Afghanistan authorities have said.