Mourners snap up Mandela mementos
2013-12-08 00:24:42
From books and T-shirts to bracelets and ostrich eggs, Nelson Mandela art and memorabilia have been flying off shelves and stalls.
Obama, Bush, Clinton going for Mandela
2013-12-07 12:00:52
US President Barack Obama and his two predecessors, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, will all travel to South Africa next week for memorial events in honor of Nelson Mandela
BRICS officials meet on national security
2013-12-06 21:57:31
The BRICS representatives on national security held a meeting here on Friday to discuss ways to deepen cooperation.
Mandela to be laid to rest in Qunu on Dec 15
2013-12-06 21:52:36
Former South African President Nelson Mandela will be laid to rest at his ancestral village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape on December 15, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.
Somali president pays tribute to Mandela
2013-12-06 20:08:45
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud on Friday said Africa lost "a true world hero" after former South African president Nelson Mandela passed away the previous day.
Zimbabweans pay tribute to Mandela
2013-12-06 19:56:34
Many Zimbabweans on Friday paid tribute to former South African president Nelson Mandela who died the previous day.
Tanzania condoles over death of Mandela
2013-12-06 19:20:59
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete said on Friday that Africa and the world in general have lost an iconic leader of the 20th and 21st centuries following the death of South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday at the age of 95.
Mandela created new moral compass: Ghanaian president
2013-12-06 18:17:50
Ghanaian president John Dramani Mahama paid a tribute to the late Nelson Mandela, saying the former South African leader had created a new moral compass for South Africa and for the entire continent.
World mourns passing of Mandela
2013-12-06 13:47:40
South African anti-apartheid hero Mandela died peacefully at home at the age of 95 on Thursday after months fighting a lung infection, leaving his nation and the world in mourning for a man revered as a moral giant.
Mbeki: Mandela's passing marks 'end of era'
2013-12-06 12:27:01
The death of anti-apartheid icon and former South African President Nelson Mandela marked the end of a historic era, his successor said Friday.
President Xi mourns Mandela
2013-12-06 10:50:23
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday expressed deep grief over the passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday at the age of 95.