Nigerian courts convicted 125 Boko Haram Islamist militants and financiers of a series of terrorism-related offences in a mass trial this week, the attorney-general's office said.
South Africa's (SA) Home Affairs Minister, Leon Scheiber, has issued a call for nominations in a move to bolster the expertise of the Immigration Advisory Board.
Organisers of the world acclaimed Durban International Film Festival, currently under way in the coastal city, say the African filmmaking industry has to take ownership of their productions and protect their copyright.
In a startling revelation, a retired South African (SA) Army general, Maomela "Mojo" Motau, has criticised the nation's crime intelligence and border security systems following the discovery of an unauthorised military camp in Mpumalanga.
South Africa's (SA) Deputy President Paul Mashatile, in a keynote address at a conference co-hosted by the University of Johannesburg and the National School of Government, reflected on the nation's progress 30 years into its democracy.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is sending more than one million polio vaccines to Gaza to be administered over the coming weeks to prevent children being infected after the virus was detected in sewage samples, its Chief said this Friday.
European Union (EU) member states-imposed sanctions today on nine individuals and one entity for human rights violations and abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and for their role in sustaining the conflict in the east of the country.