Barack Obama’s visit to Africa comes at a time when a fresh commitment and reconsideration of what justice should look like is required.
Thousands of revellers in Dakar have welcomed US President Barack Obama, who aims to focus on the modern-day achievements of the former French colony.
US President Barack Obama has lauded Mandela’s legacy, saying his thoughts and prayers are with the former president, his family and South Africans.
A careful examination of the security situation in Africa suggests that it is in the process of becoming Ground Zero for a veritable terror diaspora.
United States President Barack Obama faces "the mother of all protests" when he visits the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus.
Nelson Mandela’s failing health may scupper the US president’s plans during his working visit.
US President Barack Obama has applauded a US Supreme Court decision on Wednesday that made married gay men and women eligible for federal benefits.
Two South African associations are attempting to obtain arrest warrants for US President Barack Obama, who will visit the country later this week.
Whistleblower Edward Snowden possesses the cunning skills needed to survive the world of espionage. But even America’s most wanted needs an ally.
The SA government is ready to successfully host Barack Obama, despite fears that Nelson Mandela’s health might overshadow the US president’s visit.
The Obama administration has "expressed interest" in partnering with South Africa domestically and regionally.
US President Barack Obama’s South African schedule does not include a visit to former president Nelson Mandela, who is critically ill in hospital.
The US has pressed Russia to do everything in its power to expel Edward Snowden before he gets the chance to take an expected flight to Cuba.
US President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit to South Africa has been condemned by some trade unions, political parties and civil society bodies.
With little more than a week until United States President Barack Obama arrives in South Africa, the build-up is strangely muted.
Government officials believe US President Barack Obama’s visit to this country is in recognition of its growing stature as a continental leader.
Analysts are divided over whether Barack Obama has been overlooking a golden goose in his ancestral continent or shrewdly dodging a white elephant.
US President Barack Obama has faced a showdown with Russia’s Vladimir Putin over Obama’s decision last week to arm the insurgents.
The White House has insisted President Barack Obama’s looming trip to Africa is long overdue and it will be a great ‘bang for the buck’.
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US President Barack Obama confronted Chinese President Xi Jinping over allegations of cyber theft, but they agreed on reining in North Korea.
A gunman has killed at least four people in a shooting rampage in the US state of California before police shot him dead in a college library.
Yemen gave a qualified welcome on Sunday to US president Barack Obama’s promise to lift a ban on repatriating Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo Bay.
A group of ‘Americans forced into exile in South Africa’ pen a letter to the Unites States President.
US President Barack Obama has visited tornado-devastated Moore, Oklahoma, consoling people staggered by the loss of life and property.
As Barack Obama embarks on his first major presidential tour of Africa, David Smith looks at how the US president’s ancestral homeland will miss out.
Barack Obama will be coming to South Africa as the president of the US for the first time at the end of June as part of a presidential tour.
Why are we interested when a strong female leader shows emotion, asks Verashni Pillay, arguing that it should not be equated with weakness.
US President Barack Obama has urged Britons to watch whether EU reforms were successful before deciding whether to leave the multi-nation bloc.
Benjamin Netanyahu has curbed building projects in Jewish settlements, say media reports, in a bid to help the US revive peace talks with Palestine.
Obama has signaled that a proposal to add a same-sex partnership measure to a US immigration overhaul should not derail the entire legislative effort.
Barack Obama has promised to take action to close the controversial prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.