Small but beautiful African country is the 'highest on Earth'
When thinking of the world's highest county, more mountainous regions such as Switzerland and Nepal may be the obvious choice, but Lesotho in Africa has…
Detroit’s Mayor Young on Ropes as Allegations Mount : Politics: He faces both a recall and federal inquiry. The civil rights advocate reportedly ran a secret business that sold South African gold coins.
DETROIT — For a black political leader in America, the allegations publicly leveled against Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Young could hardly have been more embarrassing.Young, the…
Rescuers recover 36 bodies and 82 survivors from South African gold mine | Mining News
Hundreds more survivors and dozens more bodies still underground, according to a miners rights group.South African rescuers have pulled 36 bodies and 82 survivors from…
Operation under way to rescue trapped miners from South African gold mine | Mining News
The Mining Affected Communities United in Action group says at least 400 men remain trapped in the abandoned mine, where many are believed to have…
African Union’s Summit Leaves Little Hope to Advance Agricultural Transformation in Africa
Perhaps it was the most crucial summit held on January 9th to 11th in 2025 with a focus to raise agricultural productivity, increase public investment…
Frexit: Why Ivory Coast is joining African campaign to expel French troops | Military News
French military troops who have been in Ivory Coast for decades will soon be leaving, Ivorian officials have said, signalling more diplomatic setbacks for France…
Video: Ivory Coast becomes latest African country to expel French troops | Military
NewsFeedIvory Coast has become the latest African country to expel France’s military from its nation. In a televised address, President Alassane Ouattara announced the ‘organised…
4 Peul Herders Executed By Russian Mercenaries in Central African Republic
Four Peul herders were Saturday, Dec. 28, executed by mercenaries of the Russian Wagner security group about 15 kilometres from Bocaranga in the northwest of…
African victims of clergy abuse deserve justice and accountability, too | Opinions
The Church of England is facing a long overdue reckoning in Africa. Its leader, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, announced his resignation in November after…
Sudan’s war came to represent the worst of humanity | African Union
In Sudan, 20 months of armed conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army (SAF) have killed at least 20,000 people…
Trigger-Happy Russian Soldiers Accused of Killing 2 Peul Herders in Central African Republic
Russian soldiers operating in the Central African Republic (CAR) allegedly killed two herders of the Peul extraction on Dec. 22 in the Nana-Mabdere area of…
The humble South African shoe that Hollywood A-listers, British royals love | Business and Economy
In August 2016, Nick Dreyer packed up his failing art dealership in Johannesburg and decided to head back to his native Cape Town. To pass…
Incredible African island completely ignored by tourists is 'heaven on Earth'
Sao Tome and Principe is a two-island country off Africa's west coast, and is part of a volcanic chain. But despite its stunning beaches, huge…
McKinsey & Company to pay $122 million to settle South African bribery case
Dec. 5 (UPI) -- McKinsey & Company Africa Limited will pay more than $122 million to end a federal investigation into alleged bribery of South…
Robert Sobukwe, the South African leader once as revered as Mandela | History
On Monday, March 21, 1960, Robert Sobukwe, the 35-year-old leader of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), woke at 5am. His wife, Veronica, heated a kettle…
Teenagers climb out of illegal South African gold mine | Mining
NewsFeedA group of teenagers have climbed out of an illegal gold mine in South Africa where a weeks-long standoff with police continues.Published On 29 Nov…
South African miners trapped underground: What’s the latest? | Mining News
South African police this week arrested a group of 14 people who resurfaced from a gold mine that’s at the centre of a tense, weeks-long…
South African miners trapped underground: What you need to know | Mining News
Hundreds – possibly thousands – of miners remain trapped in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa’s northwestern Stilfontein town, fearful to come out of…
‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’ review: Jazz, African politics
Decolonization gets the ultimate needle-drop treatment in the documentary “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” from Belgian filmmaker Johan Grimonprez. It’s a dazzling, tune-filled collage of…
South African authorities blockade illegal mine with 4,000 people inside | Mining
NewsFeedSouth African authorities are denying deliveries of food, water, and other basics to an estimated 4,000 people who are underground in an illegal gold mine.Published…