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The relationship between India and South Africa is truly special it stands for peace in a time of turmoil said South African Minister of Post and Telecommunications Siyabonga Cwele. (Photo: Facebook)

India's victory over colonialism an inspiration for Africa: SA...

The minister said both India and South Africa had issued a ten-year business visa to facilitate trade relations.

16 Aug 2017 12:00 PM IST

The G5 Sahel is united in the face of terrorism said Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. (Photo: AFP)

Mali leader declares 'unity' on terror after Burkina attack

Keita is current chairman of the G5 Sahel group a coalition of five western-backed Saharan countries that have pledged...

16 Aug 2017 11:21 AM IST

The government of Sierra Leone, one of the poorest countries in the world, has promised relief to more than 3,000 people left homeless (Photo: AFP)

Over 300 dead, 600 missing in Western Africa's Sierra Leone mudslides

Heavy rains streaming down a hill in Regent triggered a landslide that engulfed homes 3 or 4 storeys high, many of them...

16 Aug 2017 7:59 AM IST

Rescue workers carry a body from the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (Photo: AP)

Foreign tourists a soft target for Islamist terrorists in poor African...

On Sunday, terrorists cold-bloodedly gunned down people at Turkish restaurant in Burkina Faso. The place has Muslim...

14 Aug 2017 5:52 PM IST

Security forces arrived at the scene with armored vehicles after reports of shots fired near Aziz Istanbul, an upscale restaurant in Ouagadougou. (Photo: AFP)

At least 17 killed in terrorist attack on Turkish restaurant in...

The victims came from several different nationalities, he said. Among the dead was at least one French national.

14 Aug 2017 8:08 AM IST

Protestors burnt a shack to the ground in a Nairobi slum as violent demonstrations against Kenyas presidential election results flared for a second day. (Photo: AFP)

Kenya on edge after vote fraud claims spark deadly protests

A man has been killed during a protest in the town of Siaya and 1 person has been shot dead in protests at Kisumu, a...

13 Aug 2017 8:41 AM IST

A supporter holds up a placard of opposition leader Raila Odinga at his final electoral campaign rally in Uhuru Park in downtown Nairobi, Kenya. (Photo: AP)

3 killed in protests against disputed Kenya vote

Demonstrations and running battles with police broke out in Nairobi slums after anger in opposition strongholds against...

12 Aug 2017 3:47 PM IST

There was no immediate information on what had caused the collision. (Photo: Twitter)

Death toll in Egypt trains collision rises to 43, injures nearly 122

The stationary train had just arrived from Port Said, a Mediterranean city on the northern tip of the Suez Canal, when...

12 Aug 2017 10:02 AM IST

Two people were hacked to death by their elder brother at Alharwad. In the second incident a man was stabbed to death at Goa Ves. (Representational image)

Train collision kills over 36 in Egypt

Egypt's deadliest rail accident was in 2002, when a fire ripped through a crowded train killing more than 373 people...

12 Aug 2017 1:45 AM IST

There was no immediate information on what had caused the collision. (Photo: Twitter)

At least 31 killed, 109 wounded in trains collision in Egyptian city...

The trains collided head on; one train was coming from Cairo and the other was coming from the city of Port Said, at the...

11 Aug 2017 8:13 PM IST

A supporter holds up a placard of opposition leader Raila Odinga at his final electoral campaign rally in Uhuru Park in downtown Nairobi, Kenya. (Photo: AP)

Kenya on edge as final results due in disputed election

Odinga first complained the electronically transmitted results were not being backed up by the required forms.

11 Aug 2017 2:34 PM IST

Kenyans are going to the polls to vote in a general election after a tightly fought presidential race between incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta and main opposition leader Raila Odinga. (Photo: AP)

Kenya's President Kenyatta surges ahead as opposition cries foul over...

In 2007, the disputed vote resulted in two months of political violence that killed 1,100 people and displaced 600,000...

9 Aug 2017 12:43 PM IST