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JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- The United Nations secretary-general is seeking 320 additional police for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo as tensions over long-delayed elections have caused viol

It was good news for sub-Saharan African aviation sector as the International Air Transport Association (IATA), on Friday, said airlines from the region had zero passenger fatalities in 2016

Kenya women still have to work twice as hard as men to get recognition in the field of science. This was the conclusion arrived at during the celebration of the International Day

Female political leaders from more than ten French-speaking countries gathered in the Quebec National Assembly for a week-long leadership conference covering everything from socia

Friday was the last day on which South Africans can register their approval, or disapproval, of a draft law permitting trade in rhinoceros horn. Private rhino owners welcome the bill, conservationists

CRICKET QUADRANGULAR TOURNAMENT Kenya';s Team cricket ponder next move during quadrangular international cricket match tournament against Qatar on Saturday, Sept 29, 2016 at Nairobi Gymkana club.

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said Sunday he was surprised no one had been charged by the ICC after the ugly spat which blighted the Australia-India Test series. ...

More than 20 million people face starvation and famine in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Kenya. Without collective and coordinated global efforts, people will simply starve to death.

10 March 2017

The left-hander racked up 140 in the first innings and added 89 in the second on Saturday as the Proteas opened up a 191-run lead over their hosts. The opener impressed on day four of the first Test.

The first test between New Zealand and South Africa ended in a draw on Sunday after heavy rain washed out the fifth and final day's play in Dunedin, leaving both sides frustrated.

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Emergency responders and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are struggling to respond to people defying wintry conditions to cross the undefended border near Em

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On an overcast, chilly day in Dunedin New Zealand had a shocker with the DRS and catching to hit their hopes of creating a winning position. The wicket of Hashim Amla wa

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Could New Zealand's twin-spin attack prove a masterstroke? It may yet depend on the Dunedin weather, with rain forecast for the final day of this nip-and-tuck Test, but late

The efforts of Kenya's bowlers, particularly left-arm spinner Shem Ngoche, set the base for their five-wicket win (Duckworth-Lewis method) as they limited Nepal to 112 for 8 in a rain-affected match i

Ross Taylor has been ruled out of the second Test against South Africa in Wellington and could spend longer on the sidelines as a result of a calf injury sustained during the Dunedin match.

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Neil Broom is in line for his Test debut after Ross Taylor was ruled out of the second Test against South Africa in Wellington due to his calf strain. Taylor will be reassessed ahead of the final matc

Faf du Plessis has admitted to being "surprised" that neither Virat Kohli nor Steven Smith were charged with any breaches of the ICC's code of conduct in the aftermath of the Bengaluru Test.

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South Africa felt they had the better chance to win the Dunedin Test had play been possible on the final day. South Africa, who were 191 runs ahead, with four wickets in hand and Faf du Plessis at the

Libreville - A Paris Saint-Germain fan in Gabon killed his friend after getting fed up with being mocked about the French club's Champions League defeat over post-match drinks, a judicial source said

New York - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday asked the Security Council to send an extra 320 UN police to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help deal with possible outbreaks of electio

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