South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and ...

Rwanda and South Africa hope to host an African grand prix for the first time since 1993, but several expensive obstacles ...

A daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma has been arrested on terrorism charges for allegedly inciting ...

Cheryl Gaw, 63, has rescued more than 2,500 pugs in South Africa over the years after she and her husband sold their house and generally reset their lives to help as many dogs in need as they ...

The contrast has to do with the country’s evolving stature both in Africa and the West, where officials have long admired ...

As the rebels gained the upper hand in the battlefield by capturing most of Goma - the biggest city in the east - South Africa fired a diplomatic salvo, warning that further attac ...

According to the police, Zuma-Sambudla surrendered to authorities on Thursday to face charges under the Protection of ...

A visit to Accra offers a rich mix of small-town bungalow communities and sleek new high-rises, of exuberant dancing outdoors ...

Regional tensions spiral as peacekeepers killed in fighting following Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group offensive ...

The most extensive study of the gut microbiome in Africa has discovered new microbial species and never-before-reported metagenomes from several African sites. The paper, titled "Expanding the human ...

President Paul Kagame said Rwanda was ready for "confrontation" as he rejected criticism over his backing for M23 rebels who ...