A military coup has unfolded in Madagascar, according to an Associated Press report that also indicates the country's parliament voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina, who recently fled the ...

At least 42 people have been killed in a bus crash on a steep mountain road in South Africa, authorities have said. Seven children were among the victims, while 49 other people were injured. The crash ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In other words, Eswatini is just the kind of country—small, untroubled by democracy, ...

Frustrated citizens, joined by members of Soil of Africa, marched to the department's head office in Tshwane on Monday, protesting against what they say are thousands of IDs that have been unfairly ...

Springboks captain Siya Kolisi said he hoped his side's Rugby Championship triumph would provide fresh inspiration to South Africa as a whole following the world champions' thrilling 29-27 win over ...

Springboks captain Siya Kolisi said he hoped his side's Rugby Championship triumph would provide fresh inspiration to South Africa as a whole following the world champions' thrilling 29-27 win over ...

Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa was found dead in Paris on Tuesday, Sept. 30, according to reports South African Embassy in Paris, France The South African ambassador to France Nkosinathi Emmanuel ...

VICTORIA, Seychelles — The people of Seychelles voted Saturday in an election to choose a new leader and parliament, with President Wavel Ramkalawan seeking a second term in Africa’s smallest country.

The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement warned in a report on Wednesday of the prevalent racism against Africans and people of ...

Two American military cargo jets deported people to Africa this month on flights that appear to have had their transponders turned off, obscuring their locations from public flight databases and other ...

KINSHASA, Congo — A boat with nearly 500 passengers caught fire and capsized in northwestern Congo, killing 107 people and leaving 146 missing, authorities said Friday, in the region’s second deadly ...