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

Patients and health care advocates said the abrupt decision to halt U.S. funding for a lifesaving H.I.V. program led to ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

President Trump’s decision to clean house at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and initially freeze all ...

Environmental scientists have compiled the first list of wetlands in South Africa’s Addo Elephant Park. This will be useful to measure the effects of climate change.

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