Africa

BRUSSELS — The European Commission is pushing plans to dramatically cut the number of people working at many of its embassies to beef up staffing in countries where it feels...

What will the incoming Trump administration mean for U.S. foreign policy in sub-Saharan Africa? During his first term, Donald Trump derided so-called “shithole countries” on the continent and throughout the...

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Negotiators from several of the world’s most powerful economies held a contentious meeting in Saturday’s wee hours as they sought to push through a $300 billion-per-year climate...

The tooth of assassinated Congolese national hero Patrice Lumumba, pilfered by a Belgian police officer and ceremonially returned to the country in 2022, was potentially stolen on Monday. A break-in...

For nearly two weeks, police have closely monitored an abandoned gold mine at Stilfontein, about 150 kilometers (100 miles) southwest of Johannesburg. The mine reportedly descends vertically for more than...

BRUSSELS — A meeting of top ministers and energy bosses in Brussels ground to a halt Monday after demonstrators gained access to the event, vomiting green fluorescent liquid into sick...

Tanzania’s latest transportation project, the has been described by some analysts as a game changer in Africa. It stretches across breathtaking landscapes between , , , ,  and . The electrified train...

Two men have been pulled out from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa after a court ordered the police to lift a blockade and allow the rescue of hundreds...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has reported the first known U.S. case of an emerging strain of the mpox virus, according to a CDPH release Saturday. The case...

Dozens of local volunteers have stepped up to help rescue what could be thousands of miners feared trapped underground in an abandoned gold mine in the town of Stilfontein in...