Nearly 3,000 white crosses on a hill in South Africa are a memorial to white people killed on farms over the last three decades.

What's the connection between roads and conflict in West Africa? This may seem like an odd question. But a study we conducted shows a close relationship between the two. We are researchers of transnational political violence. We analyzed 58,000 violent ...

Climate change is fueling the malaria surge in Africa, threatening over half a million lives unless urgent action is taken, warns Target Malaria, a not-for-profit international research consortium that aims to co-develop and share novel genetic technologies to help control malaria in Africa.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in floods in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province has risen to 86, the police minister said Saturday as rescuers continued to retrieve bodies from the floodwater.

South Africa have been labelled as 'chokers' since the 1999 Cricket World Cup but landed their first trophy for 27 years by winning the 2025 World Test Championship.

Most African governments have consistently failed to meet global and regional education funding targets to ensure quality public education.

Umenyiora, a two-time Super Bowl winner, is intent on inspiring African athletes to take up American football.

The chief executive of Jumia, the ecommerce group often dubbed the “Amazon of Africa”, said it needs to “rebuild credibility” with investors as it steps up its push to reach profitability amid rising competition from Chinese rivals.

Suspected assassin Vance Boelter fronted a security firm his best friend said never existed and experienced “struggles” after returning from a three-year trip to Africa months before he allegedly turned his gun on a pair of Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.

With US President Donald Trump on a cost-cutting warpath since starting his second term, aid to Africa has been slashed and now defence spending is in his sights - but could these approaches cost more in the long run?