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AFP IS CLOSING THE LIVE REPORT ON THE DEATH OF NELSON MANDELA, the South African anti-apartheid hero beloved as a global symbol of peace and forgiveness and the father of the “Rainbow Nation”. 0245 GMT: F.W de Klerk, the former South African president…

With its tales of infidelity, backstabbing and money-grabbing, “Lekki Wives” has become one of the most talked-about television programmes in Nigeria. But the edgy portrayal of life in one of Lagos’ newest suburbs is far from imagined — and a sharp…

WASHINGTON, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCDecember 5, 2013Madiba’s ‘long walk to freedom’…

South Africa’s archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu lauded his compatriot and fellow Nobel peace laureate Nelson Mandela Friday as the man who taught a deeply divided nation how to come together. “Over the past 24 years Madiba taught us how to come together…