Zuma vows to end xenophobic attacks, countries evacuating nationals
2015-04-19 09:11:21
Some African countries are beginning to repatriate their citizens from South Africa, despite President Jacob Zuma vow to end xenophobic attacks.
S. Africa not driving foreigners away: Zuma
2015-04-19 07:29:23
President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday his country is not driving foreigners away after days of violence against foreigners in parts of the country.
East Africa's bloc condemns xenophobic attacks in South Africa
2015-04-19 07:18:39
East African regional bloc condemned increased wave of xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals that has gripped parts of South Africa.
China complains to S. Africa over xenophobic attacks
2015-04-17 09:15:30
China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that the country has already made formal complaints to South Africa over xenophobic attacks against Chinese nationals.
China, S Africa vow to strengthen industrial cooperation
2015-04-16 09:22:59
South African President Jacob Zuma met visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Cape Town on Wednesday, with the two sides vowing to strengthen industrial cooperation.
400 migrants die in shipwreck off Libya, survivors say
2015-04-15 09:56:47
About 400 migrants died in an attempt to reach Italy from Libya when their boat capsized, survivors said on Tuesday, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean where the death toll from shipwrecks has surged this year.
Ebola vaccine trial starts in Sierra Leone
2015-04-15 09:44:49
The United States and Sierra Leone on Tuesday began enrolling and vaccinating volunteers in the West African country for a candidate Ebola vaccine trial, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
China to assist Liberia's economic recovery program
2015-04-14 09:39:21
Chinese Ambassador to Liberia Zhang Yue reiterated Chinese government's commitment to providing more support in Liberia's post-Ebola recovery programs.
UN chief slams attack on S Korean embassy in Libya
2015-04-13 16:49:59
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday strongly condemned the attack on South Korea's embassy in Libya by unidentified gunmen.
13 soldiers, civilian killed in anti-gov't bombings in Egypt's Sinai
2015-04-13 14:21:27
Two bloody bombings in Egypt's North Sinai province on Sunday killed 13 army and police personnel and one civilian, as well as injured some 47 others.
IS militants claim attacks on embassies in Libya
2015-04-13 09:54:53
A bomb exploded at the gate of the Moroccan embassy in the Libyan capital early on Monday, causing some damage but hurting nobody, a security official said, only hours after gunmen attacked South Korea's mission in Tripoli.
Toddler disc jockey is viral social media phenomenon
2015-04-13 08:07:05
At first it seems like a fluke－a 2-year-old playing with the knobs and buttons of a sophisticated music system and in control of the big beat of bass-heavy house music. He is South Africa's youngest disc jockey, DJ AJ.