Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has offered his heartfelt condolences to the South African government and nation over the passing of country’s former president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela.

China’s President Xi Jinping has offered his condolences to South Africa over the death of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, praising him as a ‘world-renowned’ leader.

World leaders have paid glowing tribute to South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who passed away at the age of 95 in Johannesburg on Thursday.

The Libyan army is on a ‘state of alert’ in the eastern city of Benghazi after at least seven soldiers were killed by Salafists.

Egyptian human rights groups have condemned a new draft law, which has come into force, limiting demonstrations.

Ousted Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak and his two sons will face a new trial for using state funds to acquire personal property, judicial sources say.

The government of the Central African Republic (CAR) has rejected warnings that the strife-torn country may be headed for genocide.

Thousands of supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi have held fresh massive rallies across Egypt despite warnings from the country's military-backed interim government.

At least 12 people have been killed in an attack by members of the militant group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria.

Libya has declared a 48-hour state of emergency in the capital, Tripoli, amid fatal clashes that have left more than 40 people dead in two days.

One hundred people, including Chadian soldiers, have been killed in tribal clashes in the Darfur region of western Sudan.

The United Nations mission in Libya has denounced the recent wave of violence in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, calling for maximum restraint in the country.

Egyptian security forces have stormed Zagazig University's campus and fired tear gas to disperse students protesting in support of ousted president, Mohamed Morsi.

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has offered negotiations as a way to end the crisis created in the country after the overthrow of the former Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi.

At least 32 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in the Libyan capital after a peaceful anti-militia demonstration turned violent.

The Nigerian army says it has killed nine suspected members of extremist militant group Boko Haram in the northeast of the country.

Protesters have taken to the streets in the Tunisian capital Tunis to call for the resignation of the government.

At least one person has been killed and several others injured in violent clashes which erupted during demonstrations in support of the ousted Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, in the country's second largest city, Alexandria.

Ethiopian riot police have used force to disperse hundreds of people protesting against targeted attacks on Ethiopian workers in Saudi Arabia.

Libya’s prime minister has called for an end to chaos in the country, warning that foreign forces may otherwise intervene under Chapter VII of the UN Charter.