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South Africa beat Pakistan to earn series draw

World champions South Africa draw their series in Pakistan 1-1 by completing a comfortable eight-wicket victory in the second Test in Rawalpindi.

Forty migrants, including infants, die as boat sinks off Tunisia

All the victims and those rescued were from sub-Saharan African countries, an official says.

An ex-first lady, a tycoon and a ‘safe pair of hands’ vie for power in Ivory Coast

The fervour of presidential campaigning belies concerns about the political landscape in a cocoa superpower.

An ex-first lady, a tycoon and a ‘safe pair of hands’ vie for power in Ivory Coast

The fervour of presidential campaigning belies concerns about the political landscape in a cocoa superpower.

An ex-first lady, a tycoon and a ‘safe pair of hands’ vie for power in a cocoa superpower

The fervour of presidential campaigning belies concerns about the political landscape in Ivory Coast.

How the outsourcing sector became South Africa’s newest goldmine

South African firms that do remote work for North American and European businesses growing strongly.

How the outsourcing sector became South Africa’s newest goldmine

South African firms that do remote work for North American and European businesses growing strongly.

How the outsourcing sector became South Africa’s newest goldmine

South African firms that do remote work for North American and European businesses growing strongly.

Cameroon judges reject election-rigging complaints

Results will be announced on Monday, prolonging the uncertainty with the opposition claiming victory.

American missionary reportedly kidnapped in Niger

The American was taken from an area near the presidential palace in Niamey, Niger.