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Nearly a million dollars in cash was stolen from a suitcase owned by ousted Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, state media reported Friday, as three suspects including a relative of the former leader face trial for the theft. …

South African prosecutors on Thursday provisionally withdrew corruption charges against Duduzane Zuma, the son of former President Jacob Zuma. Duduzane Zuma faced charges of corruption and conspiracy to commit corruption related…

The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions said on Thursday she will travel to Turkey next week to head an “independent international inquiry’’ into the murder of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. …

US President Donald Trump says he recognises Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans are taking to the streets in protest against President Nicolás Maduro. Mr Guaidó,…

British Prime Minister Theresa May unveils her Brexit “Plan B” to parliament on Monday after MPs shredded her EU divorce deal, deepening the political gridlock 10 weeks from departure day. Britain will crash out of the European…

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has ordered his government not to issue or renew licences for sports betting firms, the country’s Finance minister David Bahati has revealed. Bahati said President Museveni issued the directive…

A Belarusian escort who claimed to have audio recordings that could link Russia with President Trump’s election was detained in Moscow on Thursday, according to Russian news agencies. The escort, Anastasia Vashukevich, was…

North Korean general Kim Yong-chol is reportedly heading to Washington DC via Beijing as part of preparations for a second summit between North Korea and the United States. The General's trip to the US continues a series of…

It’s expected that the number of South Africans leaving the country this year will rise sharply as politics, crime and job security are cited as reasons to go You see them advertising their houses for sale on community Facebook…

Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that he never denied President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with the Russian government during the 2016 campaign, only that the President himself was not involved in collusion. In an interview…

Theresa May, the UK Prime Minister, has survived the second vote of confidence in just a space of five weeks. The first vote of confidence, which held in December 2018, was in her leadership and ability to continue as prime…

Did the world’s most famous drug lord really pay Mexico’s ex-president a $100-million bribe not to arrest him? The claim, made by a witness Tuesday at the trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, stretches credibility, experts say —…

"Upskirting" -- the practice of filming up someone's clothing without their permission -- is on its way to becoming a crime in England and Wales after the House of Lords passed legislation that will see offenders face up to two…

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country’s largest mobile operator, said on Wednesday its internet services had been cut off following an order from the government amid deadly protests in the country. Econet said in…

The risk of a disorderly Brexit has increased since the Withdrawal Agreement was turned down by British MPs, arousing dismay and regret by European Union (EU) leaders, local media said on Wednesday. German Vice…

Prosecutors will appeal the International Criminal Court’s shock acquittal of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo over post-election violence, according to a court document seen by AFP on Wednesday.ICC judges cleared…

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says 14 people were killed in Tuesday’s attack on a hotel complex in the capital and he declared the operation to neutralize the attackers is over. Kenyatta did not say Wednesday…

Prime Minister Theresa May has lost an MPs’ vote on her Brexit deal by 230 votes - the largest defeat for a sitting government in history. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has tabled a vote of no confidence in the government, which…

Witnesses have reported explosions and heavy gunfire at a hotel complex in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The suspected terror attack is unfolding at the complex, which houses a large hotel known as DusitD2, along with several banks and…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague have acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo. He had been charged with crimes against humanity in connection with violence following a disputed…

President Donald Trump threatened Turkey with economic devastation if it attacks a U.S-allied Kurdish militia in Syria, weakening the Turkish lira and prompting sharp criticism from Ankara on Monday. Relations…

President Donald Trump has rejected a Washington Post report that he has refused to share details of his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin with top US government officials.Trump, in a telephone interview late…

The death toll in a coal mine roof collapse in northern China has risen to 21 after rescuers found two more miners dead on Sunday, state media reported. A total of 87 people were working underground in the Shaanxi…

An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family this week saying she feared for her life after renouncing Islam arrived in Toronto’s international airport on Saturday after Canada granted her asylum. Foreign…