Nelson Mandela, who emerged from more than a quarter of a century in prison to steer a troubled ... Thousands of kids in ...

These space-age cubes are to be built as bullet proof glass playgrounds in South Africa to keep school children safe from ...

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Hundreds of students were killed, scores of student leaders, like Mazibuko, were sent to prison, and many more went into exile. The Soweto uprisings, as they have become known, changed the trajectory ...

The Nobel Peace Prize winner is one of the most respected statesmen in history after spending 26 years in jail leading a peaceful revolution to lay the foundations of a liberated South Africa.

Senegal inaugurated Africa’s youngest elected leader as president on Tuesday, as the 44-year-old and previously little-known Bassirou Diomaye Faye completed a dramatic ascent from prison to ...

A disgraced former soccer player will serve 27 months in prison for defrauding friends, family and other investors who believed they were financing youth sports ventures in Africa. Adrian Kawuba ...

were sent to prison, and many more went into exile. The Soweto uprisings, as they have become known, changed the trajectory of the anti-apartheid movement, and set South Africa on the eventual ...

Senegal Swears in Africa's Youngest Elected Leader as President in a Dramatic Prison-To-Palace Rise DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal inaugurated Africa's youngest elected leader as president on ...

DAKAR – Senegal inaugurated Africa's youngest elected leader as president ... Bassirou Diomaye Faye completed a dramatic ascent from prison to palace within weeks. Hours later, Ousmane Sonko ...