In his 47 apostolic journeys outside Italy, Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday, April 21, at the age of 88, visited 68 countries — 10 of them in Africa. He began with Kenya in ...

South Africa has entered a new era—politically recalibrated, economically pressured, yet fundamentally poised. The 2024 general election, resulting in the country’s first national coalition ...

DAR ES SALAAM, April 26 (Reuters) - Tanzania has lifted a ban on imports of agricultural produce from Malawi and South Africa, it said late on Friday, days after imposing it in retaliation for ...

In this special edition, we're focusing on women's rights in Africa. As UN Women writes, women on the continent are the backbone of family and communities. Yet many endure the worst working ...

JOHANNESBURG, April 25 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand firmed on Friday as investors awaited clarity amid a dispute over the national budget that has rattled domestic markets. At 1500 GMT ...

REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko 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 ...

As well as welcoming Volodymyr Zelensky to South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has been busy talking to key players in the conflict, including US President Donald Trump. Also, Kenya's food ...

With Africa home to one in five Catholics, the idea of a pope from the continent is gaining ground. Since Francis’s death over Easter, one name gaining attention in the Vatican is Ghana’s ...

For the first time in five years, fund managers in South Africa have become net sellers of offshore assets, with many turning to domestic assets. Bank of America’s latest South Africa fund ...

LUSAKA, Zambia – Chaplains from the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), North Carolina National Guard and New York National Guard participated earlier this month in the Southern African Development ...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) shakes hands with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) at a joint press conference during an official visit by Zelensky to South Africa, at the Union ...

The Kremlin appears to be desperate to join the Horn of Africa global powers "naval club," with its approved plans for a base for warships and nuclear-powered submarines at Port Sudan. This is not ...