SOUTH AFRICA

Rachel Dolezal, who led an NAACP chapter in Washington state, conceded for the first time publicly what many have known: She is white and is the daughter of white parents.

Nigeria’s court of appeal rejected a bid Friday from the senate president seeking to squash his corruption trial.

“As well as robbing the African skies of one of their most iconic and spectacular groups of birds, the rapid decline of the continent’s vultures has profound consequences for its people."

“Certainly, you can’t say when the economy is not growing that your original plan will be implemented as they were,” President Jacob Zuma said Tuesday.

The multimillionaire business magnate and anti-apartheid political prisoner is in the race to become the soccer body's next president.

Sony has reduced the price of its PS4 gaming console in various markets across the world.

The South African President and his ruling party are hosting Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal this week for a four-day visit, angering Israel.

The 30-second ad was made for KFC’s South Africa division and featured Mick Fanning’s lookalike, reportedly alluding to the Australian surfer's encounter with a shark in July.

Zanele Moyo, daughter of Zimbabwe's Higher Education Minister Jonathan Moyo, was a student at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. She was found dead in her apartment Saturday.

Evolving with the times, a 122-year-old interfaith event now embraces religions that have traditionally been excluded.

The South African Paralympian was sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend in 2013.

Former executive Lindile Kika is just the latest soccer official to face penalties as FIFA strives to address corruption.

Companies must take a "zero tolerance" stand against bribery or kickbacks, a business-risk consulting firm says.

Angus Deaton, who was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Monday, has said that foreign assistance "does more harm than good."

Former workers say the companies failed to follow basic safety measures, exposing the employees to painful and deadly diseases.

Accused of genocide and war crimes, Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir visited South Africa in June, but was allowed to leave it despite a court order to detain him.

The Paralympic athlete was charged with the premeditated murder of his girlfriend in 2013.

European policies -- and the Chinese jewelry market -- have contributed to the dip in demand for the precious metal and the corresponding drop in its price.

Gandhi was famed for his nonviolent approach in campaigning throughout South Africa and India, where more than 75 years after his assassination he remains a source of strength for many people.

The ethics committee of international soccer's governing body issued its former vice president a lifetime ban Tuesday, but he has been linked to alleged misdeeds for years.

Nigeria saw its number of telephone connections increase by more than 7 percent in the first half of the year amid expanded access to mobile phones and telecommunication services.