Africa

is looking to cut costs by scaling back its diplomatic presence around the world. According to Trump’s plan, nearly 30 embassies and consulates worldwide will be closed, many of them...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: The Trump administration oversees a peace plan between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, Turkey sends troops to...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Ndeye Lam visits the cemetery often, praying and gently touching the seashells laid out across her daughter’s gravesite. “Mariama will always be here,” she said, stepping...

VATICAN CITY — World leaders descended on St. Peter’s Square on Saturday to pay their respects to Pope Francis, while also taking advantage of a rare opportunity for spontaneous dealmaking...

Before the 2024 U.S. election, some African leaders privately rooted for the transactional, business-friendly environment that they envisioned under U.S. President Donald Trump in a second term. They expected that...

Next week marks 100 days since U.S. President Donald Trump took office for a second term. In the last three months, Trump and his team have taken steps that have...

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic’s capital had been torn apart by inter-religious violence leading up to Pope Francis’ 2015 visit, its streets haunted by fear and...

Pretoria, South Africa – As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria, the pro-Russia opposition condemned the visit while protesters gathered outside government...

The Trump administration is warning of “serious consequences” over Russia’s plans to open a naval base in war-torn Sudan. News of the development of the base has triggered an unusual...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African government on Thursday canceled a proposed tax increase that had after a pushback from various political parties. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced that the...