Facing the hostile crowd, who had been fed-up, hungry, shot at, and arrested in scores, there was little else he could do. What can you say to the men and women who faced the tragedy, and painstakingly picked up bullet casings? What can you do in response?

The future of the CAR is naturally uncertain. For the country to become capable of controlling its destiny and asserting its sovereignty by preventing armed militias from entering its land, Séléka must avoid the mistakes of its predecessor.

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria's increasingly isolated president sent a letter calling for help from leaders of five nations at an economic meeting Wed...

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's president says a dog should not be man's best friend. President Jacob Zuma made critical remarks about pet care t...

RUSTENBURG, South Africa — Days after soldiers were deployed, South African President Jacob Zuma announced Thursday that he has ordered the mili...

By Jon Herskovitz JOHANNESBURG, July 6 (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC picked a fight on Friday with one of the country's most ...

In the aftermath of the fury unleashed by the ANC, will artists still dare to challenge and provoke? Or has South Africa accepted that culture and "acceptability" is something determined only by its ruling party?

Several weeks ago, controversy ignited in South Africa when a Johannesburg gallery opened an exhibition by artist Brett Murray featuring The Spear -- a painting which depicted Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa with his genitals exposed.

JOHANNESBURG -- A lawyer for South Africa's president broke down in tears Thursday as he tried to convince three judges that the display of a portrait...

By Peroshni Govender JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC threatened to take legal action against a Johannesburg gallery ...

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa -- Tens of thousands of chanting and dancing revelers waved the green and gold colors of the African National Congress as A...

It's been more than two decades since South Africa overthrew apartheid rule, but ordinary South Africans today live under a different, subtler form of oppression.

JOHANNESBURG — Violent protests Tuesday by supporters of South Africa's firebrand youth leader are the latest political salvo in a power struggl...

UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that African, Arab and European organizations agreed on the urgent need to end the fi...

JOHANNESBURG -- South African prosecutors say a man who spilled his glass of whiskey on the president has been convicted of assault. Daryl Peense was...

TRIPOLI, Libya -- Moammar Gadhafi is ready for a truce to stop the fighting in his country, the visiting South African president said Monday after mee...

TRIPOLI, Libya — A delegation of African leaders said Sunday that their Libyan counterpart, Moammar Gadhafi, accepted their "road map" for a cea...