The U.N. food agency’s regional head says Nigeria is facing “an unprecedented hunger crisis,” and the need for food is rising across west and central Africa while funds are shrinking.

Activists and human rights groups have accused United States President Donald Trump of using African countries as a “dumping ground” for criminals he wants to deport after five men were deported from the US to the tiny kingdom of Eswatini.

Since 2022, France has pulled its soldiers from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Chad ended its security pact with France in November.

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South Africa is selling off three multimillion rand mansions owned by the Gupta brothers, a trio of influential Indian-born businessmen at the center of a corruption scandal that triggered the country’s worst political and economic crisis since the end of Apartheid.

Participants from the US and Africa urged scientific and economic thinkers on climate to consider spiritual concepts raised in Laudato Si'.

As Kim le Court prepares for the "next level" Tour de France Femmes, the Mauritian could create more history for Africa's female cyclists.

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa and its key union reached a wage agreement that will see a 5.5% increase in workers’ pay across the board.

South Africa’s National Treasury has issued a call for "innovative foreign currency financing solutions", aiming to raise at least $500 million for the 2025/26 fiscal year, following parliament’s resolution of a protracted budget impasse that had threatened fiscal stability.