Africa

South Africa seal their place in World Test Championship final with a two-wicket win.South Africa tailenders Kagiso Rabada and Marco…

Opposition boycotts vote for a new parliament, provincial assemblies and local councils, citing fears of vote rigging.Polls have closed in…

I arrive in Hermanus, a picturesque South African coastal village an hour-and-a-half from Cape Town, at about 11am on a…

Chadians are voting in parliamentary, regional and municipal elections for the first time in more than a decade, continuing the…

Opposition parties urge Chadians to boycott the vote, calling it a sham aimed at entrenching the governing party’s power.Voting has…

Daniel Chapo says he will be ‘president of all’, calls for ‘non-violence’ after week of protests against vote-rigging.Mozambique’s president-elect has…

The Church of England is facing a long overdue reckoning in Africa.  Its leader, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, announced…

Every December, Google publishes its Year in Search, a revealing capsule of the most searched topics reflecting the collective curiosity…

Some 6,000 prisoners broke free from a high-security prison in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, on Wednesday, according to police authorities,…

The makeshift boat was carrying about 80 people when it capsized on December 19, Malian authorities said.At least 69 people,…

Nations and companies around the world are weighing up AI’s costs and benefits.Almost one trillion dollars, that’s how much tech…

Sometimes when the pain hits, Agnes* has to pause for several seconds to ride out the excruciating wave. It feels…