Thousands of Somalis prayed in Mogadishu on Friday at a symbolic funeral for more than 300 people killed by the country’s deadliest truck bombing.

The chief executive of Kenya’s electoral board, whose sacking the opposition has demanded ahead of a presidential election re-run due next week, said on Friday he was taking three weeks’ […]

Jacob Zuma’s spokesman said on Friday there was no basis for reports that the South African president would axe his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa, speculation about which has weighed on the […]

Iraqi forces took control on Friday of the last district in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk still in the hands of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters following a three-hour battle, security sources […]

Pyongyang does not plan to hold any talks with Washington about its nuclear program, a senior North Korean diplomat said on Friday, saying that possessing nuclear weapons was a matter […]

TEHRAN – Iran has once again warned the United States against designating the elite wing of the Iranian army, the Revolutionary Guards, as a terrorist group.

“We call on the government of Zimbabwe to respect and to protect the human rights of all persons in Zimbabwe, consistent with international human rights norms.”

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa is planning to grant diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe, allowing her to return to Harare and avoid prosecution for the alleged assault […]

RETORIA — South Africa is evaluating assets it could sell to pay for this month’s R2,2 billion ($169,5 million) bailout of unprofitable carrier South African Airways, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba […]

Washington (CNN)John McCain has always lived for the fight. Now he’s facing his toughest battle.