Politics
South Africa imposes severe power cuts ahead of election
South Africa on Monday introduced its most severe electricity rationing in nearly five years, presenting President Cyril Ramaphosa with a major political ...Central African peace deal still not fully signed: minister
Several parties to the Central African Republic\'s peace accord have yet to sign the much-trumpeted deal, a minister said on Thursday.DR Congo rebels surrender in welcome for new President Tshisekedi
Six hundred Congolese rebels whose conflict killed several thousand people in the restive Kasai region, have ended their war and surrendered their ...China, Russia side with Maduro as US backs Venezuela challenger
Russia accused the United States on Thursday of trying to usurp power in Venezuela and warned against military intervention, putting it at ...Ukrainian court sentences ex-president Yanukovich to 13 years in prison
A Ukrainian court on Thursday sentenced former president Viktor Yanukovich in absentia to 13 years in jail on treason charges, a judge ...Regional bloc urges unity government after DR Congo vote
A regional bloc on Sunday called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to form a unity government in the wake of disputed ...Regional powers stick with Bashir as Sudan protests mount
As angry protests pile pressure on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to step down, key powers are standing by his regime to ensure ...Global support lets Bangladesh PM withstand election worries
Congratulatory messages are flowing to Bangladesh\'s Prime Minister-elect Sheikh Hasina, ensuring she will withstand the reverberating calls to investigate serious allegations of ...Volatile DR Congo votes after two-year delay
Presidential elections that will shape the future of one of Africa\'s biggest and most unstable countries were underway in the Democratic Republic ...Bangladesh probes vote rigging allegations in election hit by violence
Bangladesh\'s Election Commission is investigating allegations of vote rigging coming from across the country on Sunday, a spokesman told Reuters, as polling ...