SOUTH AFRICA

Iceland and Norway are the only two nations that openly defy a global whaling ban.

The secrecy surrounding the negotiation of the Trade in Services Agreement and other major trade pacts has been condemned by labor groups.

Chuck Blazer confessed in 2013 to taking bribes to support bids for the 1998 and 2010 World Cups, according to court documents released Wednesday.

Goodwill Zwelithini's former money handler alleged that the king's unrestricted spending drove him mad.

The U.S. urged east African states to send high-level representatives to Burundi to reiterate their opposition to President Pierre Nkurunziza seeking a third term and to press for free and fair elections.

Just four days after being re-elected to a fifth term, Sepp Blatter announced his intent to resign once a successor is picked.

As well-armed criminal groups kill Africa’s elephants at an alarming rate, anti-poaching groups are becoming “militarized” in response.

Hundreds of LGBT people have been killed in violent attacks since 2011 despite continued efforts to protect their rights, a U.N. report says.

Days after his inauguration, Nigeria's anti-corruption president finds out officials at his central bank may have been crooked.

Officials say $10 million was paid to FIFA from South Africa in 2008, but deny it was a bribe.

South African doctors say their process can help thousands of burn victims.

The Nigerian president-elect will be sworn in Friday morning.

Buhari, a Muslim from northern Nigeria, was expected to take the oath of office Friday after vowing on the campaign trail to wipe out the Boko Harem insurgency and national political corruption.

Sub-Saharan African economies are on the rise, but the gains aren’t without risks.

Africa Day marks the anniversary of the formation of the African Union and is celebrated each year on May 25.

Zimbabwe's high condom usage has helped reduce the rate of HIV infections in the southern African nation, a new report said.

Africa's environment and natural resources are still the losers in an economic partnership between China and the African Union.

Capelatus prykei was so unique, scientists placed the diving beetle in its own genus.

Police deployed tear gas and fired warning shots to dissuade crowds gathered to protest President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term.

In a BBC interview, Zimbabwe’s information minister asked South Africa to take a stronger stance against the violence.

In a landmark week for the art world, Louise Sacco of the Museum of Bad Art talks about why great art isn't the only kind that matters.