South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

South Africa has a new law to govern the expropriation (or compulsory acquisition) of private property by government for ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what ...

Deep South, a small publisher with big influence, has expanded its website with easy-to-access information about its poets ...

Back in 2012, pressure on Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, by donor countries including America preceded a swift ouster from Goma of M23 by UN peacekeepers. That scenario seems less likely this time ...

Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels from the M23 movement have announced the capture of the major city of Goma in the eastern ...

A Pentagon report says China's navy has expanded its reach, with its ships visiting Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the South Pacific last year.

Gunshots rang out Sunday night in the centre of the besieged Congolese city of Goma, AFP journalists heard, after the ...

Intense combat between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed fighters on Sunday edged closer to the major city of Goma in ...

The African National Congress (ANC) is set to announce its decision on the future of Gauteng and KZN branches after major ...

Let's take a closer look at these poorest countries in the world and examine the underlying causes contributing to their economic challenges. South Sudan ... country in East Africa, confronts ...