A South African court Monday began hearing an appeal launched by former President Jacob Zuma on his lengthy prison sentence

Ten years after gaining independence, some South Sudanese say their struggle for liberation has been supplanted by an autocratic system

Protests against the jailing of former South African president Jacob Zuma spread from his hometown to the country’s main economic

GENEVA – A human rights lawyer appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council reported to the body Friday that

During a grueling, weekslong mission in northern Mali, French soldiers were confronted by a familiar threat: Extremists trying to impose

As South Sudan marks its 10th year of independence, the U.N. refugee agency is calling on countries to continue support for the world’s

France will withdraw more than 2,000 troops from an anti-extremism force in Africa’s Sahel region by early next year and

The stories are eerily similar. Soldiers came to their homes and demanded to know the whereabouts of their husbands, fathers or