China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has gained significant traction in Africa since its launch in 2013, with 53 African nations participating in varying degrees. In 2023, African countries received ...

The head of U.S.-Africa Command, Gen. Michael Langley has urged fragile states to take greater responsibility for their security, which analysts say signals a pivot by the Trump administration to ...

South Africa’s total bilateral trade with China soared from US$1.34 billion in 2000 to US$34.18 billion in 2023. But because South Africa exports primarily raw materials to China, and imports mainly ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday poked fun at his White House meeting with President Donald Trump last week, in which Trump accused South Africa of allowing illegal ...

In his Oval Office meeting Wednesday with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, President Trump made allegations of persecution of White farmers in South Africa, which he used to justify ...

During a meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, President Trump presented images, videos and news clippings that he said were evidence of genocide in South Africa. Fact-checking ...

Officials on Friday began a policy review process that could pave the way for Elon Musk to bring his satellite internet service into South Africa for the first time without having to sell shares ...

Languages: English and Farsi 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 ...

Addis Ababa — Today marks Africa Day on May 25, on the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU). This year's theme, 'Justice for ...

The four-minute video played on a large screen showed South Africa's firebrand far-left opposition lawmaker Julius Malema singing "Kill the Boer, kill the farmer" -- an infamous chant dating back ...

A hard-won recovery in sub-Saharan Africa has been overtaken by recent events. The sudden shift in the global outlook has clouded the region’s short-term prospects and significantly complicated policy ...

NAIROBI, May 27 (Reuters) - The United States is assessing the future of its military command for Africa, its top general for the continent said on Tuesday, and called on African governments to ...