Ten years after Nigeria returned to civil rule women still play second fiddle in the male-dominated politics of Africa's most populous nation, women politicians and activists say. […]

A visiting South African archbishop on Friday defended the leadership record of former President Nelson Mandela against accusations of betrayal by his estranged wife Winnie Mandela. […]

Scores of Zimbabweans were injured on Thursday, some seriously, when South African police indiscriminately opened fire with rubber bullets on travelers boarding buses to return to Zimbabwe at Johannesburg Park Station. […]

The government has approved plans by Gitson Energy Ltd to build 300 megawatts wind power plant at Bubisa in Marsabit. […]

Aid agencies in Zimbabwe are appealing to donors to support the $378 million appeal launched last December to support humanitarian and early recovery efforts in the country, the United Nations humanitarian wing reported today. […]

Botswana Police are struggling to get extradition for a murder accused, Bright Ndlovu said to be arrested in Zimbabwe. […]

The world football's governing body, FIFA, is set to tighten player transfer regulations after discovering many loopholes with the current player registration system. […]

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan Friday ordered an immediate probe into the controversies surrounding the recent sale of the Nigerian Telecommunication Company, NITEL, to a new generation telecom outfit at the cost of $2.5 billion. […]

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, today (Friday) nullified the August 6, 2009 election of Alhaji Aliko Dangote as the President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE. Meanwhile, Dangote's counsel, has meanwhile said he will appeal against the ruling. […]

A support network for women's political participation, are challenging head-on what it calls "electoral apathy", after noting a growing trend in electoral abstention. […]