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When South Africa won the right to host the 2010 World Cup finals in 2004, the whole of Africa, and in particular Namibia, was in a jubilant mood celebrating another milestone for the continent.

Jabi lakefront in the Federal Capital Territory will soon wear a new look following plans by a South African investor to develop the area.

By noon today, Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo, NPP presidential candidate, would have submitted the name of Ghana's potential next vice president to the National Executive Committee of his party.

When she lost her mother and daughter three years ago, 50-year-old Kanmegne Marie Odile moved to Douala, Cameroon's business hub, leaving behind her home village, Kekem, in east Cameroon.

Despite government assurances of a food surplus, Malawi's traders are betting that maize prices will rise later in the year and are holding on to stocks, artificially pushing up the price at the ti...

The top United Nations envoy to West Africa has called for an immediate return to constitutional rule in Mauritania after wrapping up a three-day visit to the country, where military leaders last w...

Nigeria have given the country a lift as they deservedly defeated Japan 2-1 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to stay on course for the knock-out stages of the tournament.

Victims of the recent xenophobic attacks will have to sit tight until Thursday.

Women and men both young and old from all walks of life in the country took to the streets to commemorate the historic anti-pass march to the Union Buildings, exactly 52 years ago.

It is very interesting to read comments in the international media and on internet chat forums on the recent release of what has come to be known as the Mucyo report on the role allegedly played by...