Africa
Anderson battles back to reach maiden grand slam final
NEW YORK Big-serving South African Kevin Anderson battled back to defeat 12th seeded Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 and punch his ticket to his first grand slam final at the U.S. Open on Friday.
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South Africa's Dlamini-Zuma, ANC leadership contender, to become MP
JOHANNESBURG South African veteran politician and anti-apartheid activist Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a leading contender to take over as head of the ruling ANC in December, will be sworn in as a member of parliament next week, a senior party official said on Friday.
U.N. beefs up guards as it scales up presence in Libya
ROME The United Nations is preparing to deploy 150-250 mostly Nepalese guards to Libya to protect its base in the capital as part of a plan to return its operations to the country, U.N. officials said on Friday.
Zimbabwe to start compiling new voter register next week
HARARE President Robert Mugabe on Friday said Zimbabwe will begin compiling a new voter register next week ahead of the 2018 presidential and parliamentary elections, in which the 93-year-old is seeking to extend his 37-year hold on power.
U.N. rights chief says EU deal on Libya migrants falls short
GENEVA A European and African deal to stem the flow of migrants coming through Libya to Europe fails to tackle the abuses they face, the top U.N. human rights official wrote on Friday.
Kenyan opposition chief to focus on corruption in election re-run
NAIROBI Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga says he will make the mismanagement of last month's annulled presidential vote the focus of his new election campaign, linking it to a series of political scandals.
Red Cross links investors to war zones with first 'humanitarian bond'
YAOUNDE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A new funding model launched by the Red Cross aims to attract private capital to conflict zones to help some of the world's neediest people, while giving investors a return on their money.
Competing efforts to end South Sudan's war prolong conflict: U.N. panel
NAIROBI Competing efforts to end South Sudan's civil war allow the government to exploit divisions among international brokers and are unlikely to halt the fighting, a confidential U.N. report said.
Mugabe says Zimbabwe's economy recovering despite currency woes
HARARE President Robert Mugabe said on Friday that Zimbabwe's economy, hobbled by foreign currency shortages and a widening budget deficit, was slowly rebounding and would be driven by mining and agriculture.
Zambia awards Chinese firm $1.2 billion road expansion project
LUSAKA Zambia has awarded a Chinese firm a $1.2 billion contract to expand part of a key road linking Zambia to the Democratic Republic of Congo and southern African neighbors, President Edgar Lungu said on Friday.
Central African Republic risks return to major conflict: U.N. report
GENEVA Deadly ethnic fighting in Central African Republic could descend into a much larger-scale conflict if nothing is done to disarm combatants and defuse tensions, a U.N. report said on Friday.