A leading California university has canceled its graduation ceremony as protests over Gaza continue to spread on college campuses across the US.
The University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles cited "new safety measures" in disbanding the (...)
South Africa's battle-scarred former President Jacob Zuma is proving he still has a winning streak — recently scoring a hat-trick in the courtroom.
For the third time in the last month the 82-year-old has thwarted attempts to stop him, or his new (...)
South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) has lost a legal bid to stop a new party from using the name and logo of its former armed wing.
The governing ANC had argued that uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), headed by ex-President Jacob Zuma, had breached (...)
Six men have been arrested in connection with the killing of South African footballer Luke Fleurs.
The 24-year-old Kaizer Chiefs star was shot dead in a car-jacking at a petrol station in Johannesburg last week.
In a statement, police said that the (...)
Germany has said Israel's security is at the "core" of its foreign policy, as it defends a genocide case brought against it at the UN's highest court.
Nicaragua had accused it of breaching the UN genocide convention by sending military hardware to (...)
A mortar attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed three soldiers from a southern African military force.
All of those who died were from Tanzania. Three others were hurt.
"Hostile" missile fire "fell near the camp where they (...)
Nicaragua has asked the UN's highest court to halt German weapons sales to Israel at the start of a landmark case.
Germany is accused of breaching the UN genocide convention by sending military hardware to Israel and ceasing funding of the UN's aid (...)
Cameroonian scientist Marie Makuate has been at the forefront of using information harvested by satellites to help save the lives of people on Earth in emergencies, but she argues the expense of the data should spur more African countries to launch (...)
On April 25, the globally anticipated 2024 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition will grandly commence. Amidst the accelerating transformation of the new energy landscape, JAECOO, with the theme "New Energy, New Eco, New Era," will make its (...)
Evacuation warnings issued by Israel to people in Gaza ahead of attacks have contained a host of significant errors, BBC analysis has revealed.
Warnings contained contradictory information and sometimes misnamed districts. This made them confusing (...)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as the humanitarian situation in bombarded and besieged Gaza continues to deteriorate.
The world court issued the new order in response to a recent (...)
The UN's top court has unanimously ordered Israel to enable the unhindered flow of aid into Gaza in order to avert a famine.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Israel must act "without delay" to allow the "provision... of urgently needed (...)
Google has confirmed it is restricting the types of election-related questions users can ask its Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot Gemini.
In a blog post, it said the policy had been rolled out in India, which will hold elections from later in (...)
South Africa's battle to defeat rhino poaching has taken a turn for the worse with the numbers killed rising in 2023.
Last year, 499 rhinos were hunted, an increase of 51 from the previous year, Environment Minister Barbara Creecy said.
South Africa (...)
Alejandro Gomez has been without proper running water for more than three months. Sometimes it comes on for an hour or two, but only a small trickle, barely enough to fill a couple of buckets. Then nothing for many days.
Gomez, who lives in Mexico (...)
Mauritius has denied a Norwegian cruise ship permission to dock at the capital Port Louis over fears of a potential cholera outbreak on board.
At least 15 people on the Norwegian Dawn have been in isolation over suspected illness.
Mauritian (...)
Mauritius has given a Norwegian cruise ship the all clear to dock at the capital Port Louis after finding no evidence of cholera onboard.
At least 15 people on the Norwegian Dawn were in isolation with a stomach illness and authorities feared it was (...)
The International Court of Justice began hearing historic oral arguments Monday over the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, thrusting the decades-old debate before a panel of international judges as the region remains locked in an (...)
Israel has condemned Brazil's president after he accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, comparing its actions to the Holocaust.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Israel's military campaign was between a "highly prepared army and women and (...)
Tanzania's founding father Julius Nyerere has been honoured with a statue outside the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa.
Nyerere led what is now Tanzania from independence in 1961 until 1985.
Known as Mwalimu, Swahili for (...)
Tanzania's founding father Julius Nyerere has been honored with a statue outside the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa.
Nyerere led what is now Tanzania from independence in 1961 until 1985.
Known as Mwalimu, Swahili for (...)
RIYADH — Saudi non-oil exports to the African continent surpassed SR128 billion over the last five years (2019-2023), marking a significant milestone in the Kingdom's trade expansion, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The chemicals and polymers (...)
Amos Shani Atzmon says he doesn't blame Palestinians in Gaza for hating Israel right now.
"They have really good reasons. When you see cities on fire and are getting bombed ... I had one close friend killed in Gaza and I am thinking about the people (...)
Namibia's President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82 while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek.
A veteran of the country's independence struggle, Geingob had been diagnosed with cancer and revealed the details to (...)
South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been suspended by the ANC he used to lead, after refusing to vote for them and launching a rival party.
The governing African National Congress (ANC) announced its decision on Monday.
Zuma's new party, (...)