Entries by BBC News

South Africa’s top court bars Zuma from being lawmaker /in /by

Ex-President Jacob Zuma's 15-month prison sentence disqualifies him from being a lawmaker.

South Africa’s top court bars Zuma from standing in election /in /by

Ex-President Jacob Zuma's 15-month prison sentence disqualifies him from being a lawmaker.

DR Congo army says it has thwarted attempted coup /in /by

The Democratic Republic Congo army said they have stopped an attempted coup involving Congolese and foreign soldiers.

South Africa’s long job queue overshadows election /in /by

The country has the world's highest unemployment, leaving many cynical about this month's election.

South Africans’ desperate search for jobs overshadows election /in /by

The country has the world's highest unemployment, leaving many cynical about this month's election.

South Africans’ desperate search for jobs overshadows election /in /by

The country has the world's highest unemployment, leaving many cynical about this month's election.

South Africans’ desperate search for jobs overshadows election /in /by

The country has the world's highest unemployment, leaving many cynical about this month's election.

US troops to leave Niger by mid-September /in /by

The US says its soldiers will be out by 15 September, after the junta-led government asked them to leave.

US troops to leave Niger by mid-September /in /by

The US says its soldiers will be out by 15 September, after the junta-led government asked them to leave.

DR Congo army says it has thwarted attempted coup /in /by

At least three people were killed in the attack in the capital Kinshasa.