In a sign of the importance Russia places in its relationships in Africa, Vladimir Putin met Thursday with Touadéra in Moscow, in what were the Russian president’s first international talks ...

Many are still haunted by the aborted legacy of DR Congo’s first prime minister, who was murdered on January 17, 1961. Rights groups say police used starvation as a weapon to force out illegal ...

The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday.

In his first term, Donald Trump denigrated African nations, but leaders there are hopeful his return will bring more investment and less pressure to uphold democracy and human rights. By Ruth ...

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local volunteer described the horror ...

A South African dancer and choreographer, she was known as a fearless creative force who brought African dance styles to traditional pieces like “Swan Lake.” By Isabella Kwai and Roslyn Sulcas ...

It is the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonial power. Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said the pullout would begin in January. France has had as many as ...

Nelson via AP Images). Voters in more than 17 African countries made up a sizable portion of the estimated 3.7 billion people who cast ballots across the globe in 2024. Now, with the year of ...

France's influence on Africa faces its biggest challenge in decades. Here, French soldiers secure the area of a 2013 suicide bomber attack in northern Mali. (Jerome Delay/AP) DAKAR, Senegal — It ...

Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is critical for powering Africa, transforming economies, and reaching people’s development aspirations. It is at the heart of our mission to ...

South Africa tailenders Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen have hung in against relentless fast bowler Mohammad Abbas for a tense two-wicket win in the first Test in Centurion to seal the Proteas’ p ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has fulfilled his pledge to introduce visa-free travel for citizens of all African nations to Ghana. The promise, made during the Africa Prosperity Dialogues ...