The number of people in South Africa seeking help with their gambling addiction has increased eightfold over the past four ...

South Africa is unleashing weevils imported from the United States in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of Salvinia minima, an alien species of aquatic plant native to South America that is chok ...

India is increasing its presence in Africa's mining sector, particularly for copper and cobalt, challenging China's dominance ...

Amid rising tensions in Africa’s youngest country and reports that the country’s first vice president was arrested, Bishop ...

The United Nations chief is urging regional and international leaders to prevent South Sudan from falling 'over the abyss' ...

Ebrahim Rasool, who was accused of "race-baiting" by the US, speaks to the BBC in one of his first interviews since his ...

The northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) is an extravagant waterbird adapted to forage in dry, open habitats, and is ...

Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, patriarch of the Chaldean Church, is urging Iraqi Christians to actively participate in the ...

The Government of Kenya launched a groundbreaking initiative on Friday to improve the lives of more than 830,000 refugees and asylum-seekers and their generous hosts, by transitioning the country’s ...

Archaeologists deconstructed these monumental ancient graves scattered across the desert of eastern Africa and found several ...

Many African cities are now characterized by deafening traffic noises and suffocating gas emissions, and are becoming ...

When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, ...