Africa
South Africa watchdog report increases pressure on president
South African President Jacob Zuma faced growing calls to resign on Wednesday after the release of a state report that found possible ...At least 60 killed as fighting surges in South Sudan
At least 56 rebels and four government troops were killed in heavy weekend clashes in northeastern South Sudan, in a worrying surge ...UN warns of increasing violence as tensions rise in South Sudan
The UN warned Wednesday of increasing violence in parts of South Sudan, as the government was forced to publicly dismiss rumours of ...Amnesty accuses Sudan of deadly Darfur chemical attacks
Rights group Amnesty International on Thursday accused Sudanese government forces of killing scores of civilians, including many children, in suspected chemical weapons ...Gabon president Bongo sworn in after disputed poll
Gabon President Ali Bongo was sworn in for a second term on Tuesday and called for unity following a razor-thin election victory ...Over 100 killed in two-day violence: DR Congo opposition
Two days of violence in Kinshasa left over 100 people dead, the Democratic Republic of Congo opposition said Wednesday, their figure more ...World leaders rage against neighbors on 2nd day of UN debate
World leaders from Pakistan to Ukraine unleashed their regional grievances Wednesday, taking the stage of the U.N. General Assembly to rage against ...Al Shabaab attacks Somali town near Kenyan border, kill seven troops
Somalia\'s Islamist militant group al Shabaab attacked a town in a region near Kenya\'s border, killing at least seven Somali soldiers, the ...Central Africa militia kills at least 20, several wounded
Militia fighters in the Central African Republic have killed at least 20 people and wounded several more in attacks in the centre ...New fighting erupts for Libya oil ports
New fighting erupted early Sunday between forces loyal to Libya\'s UN-backed unity government and those of a rival administration for control of ...