Jacob Zuma has been re-elected as leader of South Africa's governing African National Congress amid mounting criticism of alleged corruption.

Rebel forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) seize the key mining hub of Bria, in an ongoing fight against the government.

Experts say the outbreak of yellow fever gripping Sudan is the worst the world has seen in at least 20 years.

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Former South African President FW De Klerk says President Jacob Zuma has lost the respect of academics and politicians "across colour lines".

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A Zenit St Petersburg fans' group asks the club not to select black or gay players.

Jacob Zuma has been re-elected as leader of South Africa's governing African National Congress after he received an overwhelming majority of votes cast by delegates at the party's Mangaung conference.

Defender Ricardo has opted out of the 23-man Cape Verde squad for next year's Africa Cup of Nations in favour of playing for his club.

All Somali refugees in Kenya are ordered to leave urban areas and return to camps following a spate of grenade attacks.

Former Congolese militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui is acquitted at the Hague of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Votes are being counted in elections for the new leadership of South Africa's ANC, at the party's conference in Mangaung.

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Gunmen in Nigeria's oil-rich Bayelsa state kidnap four foreigners and two Nigerians working for South Korean company Hyundai, police say.

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