A contentious law that allows South Africa’s government to expropriate land – without compensation in some cases – has enraged the United States, triggering aid cuts by Washington and ...

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg A South African imam who devoted his life to promoting gay rights and tolerance for L.G.B.T.Q. Muslims was shot and killed in the coastal city of Gqeberha on Saturday ...

He set his sights on Kenya, his country’s neighbor to the south, where he found a job in a cafe, then farther south still, to South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest economy, where he had ...

WASHINGTON/JOHANNESBURG, March 7 Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his country is stopping all federal funding to South Africa, but South Africa responded by saying it ...

But just scrapping USAID cannot be the final step. Leaving it at that would create a dangerous power vacuum on a continent like Africa, where U.S. foreign policy should put forth a viable ...

Here are some facts about the African nation of Lesotho. February 28, 2025 • A Palestinian man serving 18 life sentences for a pair of bus bombings in 2004 speaks to NPR days after his release.

The leaders of Africa Union countries on Saturday chose a new chief for the branch that runs the organization’s daily operations, as conflicts persist in two of the largest three countries on ...

Amref Health Africa Group CEO Dr. Githinji Gitahi, reminded African leaders and global stakeholders to rethink health investments. This, he said, will help build resilient and sustainable health ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 fighters claim to have taken control of Kavumu airport serving Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The airport ...

The United Nations’ World Food Program is closing its southern Africa office in the wake of the Trump administration’s aid cuts, a spokesperson said Monday (March 3, 2025). Tomson Phiri said ...

The 2022 Pretoria Peace Agreement, which ended the conflict between the TPLF and the Ethiopian government, was a diplomatic triumph for Ethiopia and the African Union. But it was a personal ...

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine At DW’s Eco Africa, we are dedicated to promoting innovative concepts that safeguard our environment and enhance our livelihoods. Our weekly program ...