Deterring the spread of terrorism in Africa and countering China’s push to influence African governments got a lot harder after the Trump administration cut off billions in foreign aid earlier...
For millions of years, Africa has been slowly splitting apart. Now, scientists have found new evidence pointing to a dramatic force deep beneath the continent—a rising African superplume that could...
JOHANNESBURG – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hit back Tuesday against President Donald Trump‘s demand that opposition politician Julius Malema should be arrested, for repeatedly chanting “kill the farmer.” Also on...
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: U.S. President Donald Trump’s Africa policy is a boon to China and Iran, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa wins praise...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s minister of communications on Tuesday denied accusations that a draft policy watering down Black ownership requirements for tech firms was not proposed to benefit the...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film “Tsotsi”, which won South Africa’s first ever Academy Award...
EXCLUSIVE: The 2025 edition of the Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa’s (HACSA) Sankofa Summit will take place in London, at the UK Parliament, with headline guests including President John Dramani...
The U.S. military is shifting its Africa strategy away from long-standing efforts to address governance and root causes of conflict. Instead, Washington is pressing African security forces to operate more...
Last week, Ugandan lawyer Agather Atuhaire was finally set free five days after she was detained by the Tanzanian police for unclear reasons. She was unceremoniously dumped at the Mutukula border crossing...
Wracked by violence in which thousands of civilians have been slaughtered, aid camps burned to the ground and hundreds of children raped, Africa’s largest war has torn Sudan apart and...
