Rights groups have slammed a lunch hosted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Friday for including monarchs criticized for their countries' human rights records.
Nigeria are facing a struggle to qualify for next year's Africa Cup of Nations after being held to a 2-2 draw by Ethiopia in Addis Ababa on Sunday.
Standing near a glowing furnace, where the temperature climbs far above 1,000 degrees, master glassblower Sibusiso Mhlanga is blowing air into a long pipe to breathe life into a red ball of molten glass.
Sibusiso Mhlanga, the master glassblower at Ngwenya Glass in Swaziland, took to the craft quite naturally.
CNN's African Voices meets South African adventurer Sibusiso Vilane, the first black African to climb Mount Everest.
For African business leaders who study and further their training overseas, returning to the continent can be even tougher.
The king of Swaziland on Thursday distanced himself from a top adviser who has come under fire for saying the nation's AIDS epidemic is exaggerated to help benefit drug companies.
China will ramp up the monitoring of high-level public officials' family members to keep them from hiding profits from corruption, state media reported Thursday.
Twenty-five years ago I read a newspaper article which said that one day, reused syringes would be one of the major causes of the spread of AIDS. I thought this was totally unacceptable and decided to do something about it.
1.3 million people died Marc Koska says low cost syringes that can only be used once are a solution.
Among the many blessings I've encountered in several years in the music business is the ability to use my voice to raise awareness for issues and to help others.
New HIV infections have fallen worldwide by 17 percent over the past eight years, a testament to prevention efforts, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday.
I spent two nights sleeping under a full-moon sky, nestled in my trusty hammock at Kruger National Park. Our guides provided us with tents, but I figured I wouldn't have too many opportunities in my life to slumber in the open bush on the African continent.
CNN.com's Daily Distraction host takes us overseas on a safari excursion.
Couples in the African kingdom of Swaziland are being urged to get tested together as part of a HIV "love test" campaign.
Couples in the African kingdom of Swaziland are being urged to get tested together as part of a HIV "love test" campaign.
A regional body comprised of several southern African nations is refusing to recognize Madagascar opposition leader Andry Rajoelina as the island nation's new president, an official said.
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai expressed frustration Wednesday at deadlocked talks over a power-sharing agreement with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
Efforts to resolve Zimbabwe's political crisis remained stalled Monday, after the opposition Movement for Democratic Change Party said it would not attend talks in Swaziland, alleging its leader's necessary travel documents had been too long delayed.
The creeping coup that will keep Mugabe in office signals the end of the West's interventionist era
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has highlighted what he called the "tragic failure of leadership in Zimbabwe."
They're young, fabulously wealthy and have blue blood coursing through their veins. Meet the "20 Hottest Young Royals" in the world, compiled by influential fortune tracker, Forbes magazine.
When Sibusiso Vilane became the first black African to climb Mount Everest, the 2003 expedition made headlines around the world.
Josh Macabuag is in Jozini, South Africa, where he will be working with the charity Engineers Without Borders (EWB).
American society is increasingly polarized, our politics ever more fractious, and I believe most of us are figuring out that we spend far too much time and energy dwelling on our differences rather than embracing the similarities and commonalities that unite us as Americans.
South Africa's new coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira, was finally granted a work permit on Monday after an embarrasing spat between the government and the football chiefs hosting the 2010 World Cup.
Criticized mercilessly at the start of the World Cup about his lack of form and supposed weight problems, Brazilian striker Ronaldo has proved his critics wrong with three goals in the world champions' run to the quarterfinals.
The three countries that are farthest behind the goal of getting AIDS drugs to those who need them are South Africa, India, and Nigeria, an official of the World Health Organization has said.
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