Zimbabwe’s education minister has deplored the fact that nearly 82% of students have failed their basic school leavers’ exams, the Ordinary Level. But David Coltart
Two Russian fighter jets have violated Japanese airspace, prompting Tokyo to scramble its own aircraft, reports say. Japan lodged a protest after the planes were
Nineteen suspected Congolese rebels have been charged in a South African court with plotting a coup against President Joseph Kabila. Prosecutors said the men belonged
Nearly half of the timber exported from Mozambique to China is illegal, a pressure group has said. The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) said its investigation
Tunisia’s political crisis is deepening after the assassination of a leading opposition leader earlier this week. The killing of anti-Islamist politician Chokri Belaid sparked violent
Iran’s supreme leader has dismissed a US offer of one-to-one talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech posted online that