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August 16, 2018 at 5:25 am

New Amnesty leader slams Trump for breaking up families

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The new leader of Amnesty International says many world leaders, especially President Donald Trump, are rolling back gains made in respecting human...

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August 8, 2018 at 2:42 am

Zimbabwe opposition leader charged after asylum bid fails VIEW

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Senior Zimbabwean opposition figure Tendai Biti on Thursday was charged with inciting public violence and declaring unofficial election results as fears...

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July 18, 2018 at 1:45 am

South Africa, Obama mark Mandela centennial with charity VIEW

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans along with former U.S. President Barack Obama were marking the centennial of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela's birth on Wednesday with...

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July 17, 2018 at 2:15 am

Obama delivers veiled rebuke to Trump in Mandela address WATCH

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In his highest profile speech since leaving office, former U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday denounced the policies of President Donald Trump...

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May 13, 2018 at 12:40 am

South African photographer of iconic protest image dies

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Tributes are being paid following the death of Sam Nzima, the South African photographer who took the iconic image of a black...

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February 15, 2018 at 2:36 am

Ramaphosa aims to lead South Africa out of corruption swamp VIEW

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Up from Soweto township to become a leading anti-apartheid activist and then wealthy businessman, Cyril Ramaphosa has been a central figure in...

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February 13, 2018 at 6:24 am

AP Explains: South Africa’s leader is told to go. What now?

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The leadership of South Africa's ruling party says it wants President Jacob Zuma to resign promptly and bring an end to political...

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December 12, 2017 at 4:37 am

Zimbabwe ex-leader Mugabe on 1st trip abroad since resigning

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Zimbabwe's former leader Robert Mugabe and his wife, Grace, have traveled to Singapore on their first trip abroad since Mugabe resigned last...

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December 12, 2017 at 2:52 am

Oscar Pistorius bruised in a jail fight over telephone use

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Olympian Oscar Pistorius, in jail for murdering his girlfriend, was bruised in an altercation with another inmate over telephone use, a South...

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November 23, 2017 at 11:24 am

Zimbabwe asks if new leader, a Mugabe ally, can bring change VIEW

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Zimbabwe's new president Emmerson Mnangagwa, widely known as the Crocodile, is seen as a smart, ruthless politician, but many question if he...

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