Policemen fired tear gas and used batons on Thursday to break up an anti-government protest by hundreds of opposition supporters in the heart of the Guinean capital Conakry. The political opposition has been demonstrating against what it considers a violation by the authorities of an agreement reached in August over the appointment of local gove ...

US television celebrity Oprah Winfrey on Thursday paid emotional tribute to Nelson Mandela as she prepared to host a star-studded concert in Johannesburg to cap celebrations marking 100 years since his birth. Winfrey will co-host the Global Citizen festival on Sunday, where artists including Beyonce, Jay-Z, Cassper Nyovest, Ed Sheeran, Pharrell ...

Accra, Nov. 29, ndash; Mr Antonio Guterrres, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General has observed that, the decades-long Palestinian struggle for self-determination, independence and a life of dignity faces numerous obstacles. The obstac ...

South Africa's land reform program is in the limelight amid fears of Zimbabwe-style land seizures, graft and capital flight. Blacks make up 80 percent of the population but, as the latest land Audit Report shows, they possess title deeds to only four percent of all farms and agricultural holdings by individuals. This as opposed to white farmers ...