Zambia will hold Presidential and Parliamentary elections on the 11th of August under a new constitution.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has rejected an African Union Proposal to send peacekeepers to the country.

Thousands of Campaigners. activists and scientists are meeting at the International HIV Aids Conference under way in the South African coastal city of Durban.

An overnight coup attempted in both Istanbul and the Turkish capital Ankara has left over 160 people dead, mostly civilians, and massive destruction in its wake. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says he's back in control.

French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Manuel Valls have arrived in Nice following deadly attacks in the resort city that killed atleast 84 people. The President and other French officials visited the hospital where some of the injured are being treated.

Theresa May has spent her first full day as Prime Minister of Britain fleshing out her government . She has appointed her first six ministers, including the surprise nomination of Brexit campaign figurehead Boris Johnson as foreign secretary.

Affording food is a big issue in South Africa, a recent study by Statistics South Africa, a national statistical service, showed that one in five households runs out of money every month.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that he will resign on Wednesday, paving the way for Home Secretary Theresa May to take the reins.

Mourners came to offer their condolences at a memorial set up in front of the Dallas Police Headquarters on Saturday to honor the five police officers killed in a shooting in the US state of Texas, as the investigation into the case continues.

The United Nations warns that a third -term by Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila could provoke violence. It has renewed pressure on the Congolese Government to hold a presidential election, before the end of this year.