A hard-won recovery in sub-Saharan Africa has been overtaken by recent events. The sudden shift in the global outlook has clouded the region’s short-term prospects and significantly complicated policy ...

Afrikaner refugees from South Africa arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport on May 12, 2025. Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images South African President Cyril Ramaphosa landed in ...

Thirty-one years ago, the country managed a transition from its abhorrent apartheid regime to Black majority rule, narrowly averting a feared race war. And last year, it saw another peaceful ...

The Spanish foreign ministry has declared Botswana the least risky country for travel in Africa, while Sudan, Eritrea, the Central African Republic, and Somalia are considered the most dangerous.

The Trump administration plans to bring white Afrikaners from South Africa to the United States as refugees starting next week after saying they are "victims of unjust racial discrimination." ...

The two-star general was the first woman to lead Africa Command’s Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa. President Donald Trump has tapped a veteran of counterterrorism operations on the ...

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention. By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar, Senegal When Pope Francis ...

JOHANNESBURG, April 24 (Reuters) - South Africa on Thursday scrapped plans to raise value-added tax after a political backlash that threatened the stability of the ruling coalition government.

Africa’s pharmaceutical sector is witnessing an influx of foreign interest, with Chinese companies leading the charge. This surge comes as Africa’s $25bn pharmaceutical market continues to grow, ...

"American Pie" star Shannon Elizabeth ditched living in Hollywood for a move to South Africa to support a cause close to her heart. Elizabeth spoke at the Steel City Con in Pittsburgh last ...

United States (US) President Donald Trump’s administration has wrought havoc across Africa and beyond by abruptly dismantling the multibillion-dollar US Agency for International Development (USAID).

There’s excitement bubbling in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the Global AI Summit on Africa, which opens today, promising economic opportunities and innovation. Not least because of last week’s ...