A senior figure from South Africa's ruling ANC party has defended his country's sovereignty amid growing tensions with the US ...

Millions of people around the world live with rare diseases, most of them caused by a misstep in their genes. Some conditions ...

One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

As Africa's largest trading partner, China has invested heavily in African infrastructure through Xi Jinping 's flagship Belt ...

Pope Francis visited a record 10 African countries throughout his pontificate, often venturing to areas ravaged by war, ...

Tanzania has lifted a ban on imports of agricultural produce from Malawi and South Africa, it said late on Friday, days after ...

Countries long associated with emigration, such as Mexico and the Philippines, are now rich enough to have passed their ...

Africa's economic ascent continues unabated, with six of the world's ten fastest-growing economies now located on the continent. As sectors ...

If conservatives have their way, Roman Catholic cardinals would make history by naming the first Black pope in history. The ...

South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Thursday he will not resign after the government's U-turn on a ...

Welsh non-profit Dogs4Wildlife trains dogs to support anti-poaching units in their efforts to protect endangered wildlife ...

South African economic growth will be a bit weaker this year than thought a month ago partly due to trade tensions, with U.S.