Africa

Women in Kenya, Ndeiya ward say their drunkard husbands are unable to sire children and they may look elsewhere for sober bedmates. They said their...

Zanzibar has formally annulled October’s elections meaning a rerun appears more likely, despite continued negotiations to strike a political deal on Tanzania’s semi-autonomous islands. Despite...

South African President Jacob Zuma's health is "fine", his spokesman said on Sunday, playing down a newspaper report that heart problems, diabetes and high...

AFRICAN Union (AU) and Sadc chairman President Robert Mugabe will not be among several African leaders scheduled to meet visiting United States President Barack...

Reports in Nigeria say as many as 60 people may have been killed after a raid on a village in the north-east by suspected...

Oscar Pistorius’ lawyer worked hard yesterday to convince the Supreme Court of Appeal that a trial court had not erred in analysing the intention...

Namibia has scrapped examination fees for pupils sitting for junior and senior secondary school certificates and it would be effective until 2016, Education Minister...

The boss of Africa's biggest mobile company, MTN, has resigned after the firm received a $5.2bn (£3.4bn) fine from Nigeria. Chief executive Sifiso Dabengwa tendered...