The South African rand edged up in early trade on Wednesday, ahead of the release of domestic retail sales data and a U.S.

Former President George W. Bush, who tapped Paige for the nation’s top federal education post, announced the death in a ...

President Donald Trump admits he used the slur “shithole countries” during a private 2018 meeting with lawmakers to disparage ...

Eight African penguins hatched at the Maryland Zoo. The offspring of these chicks could one day help boost the population of ...

Islamist JNIM fighters have surrounded Mali's capital Bamako, blocking fuel supplies as the West African nation faces ...

A leader of the West African regional bloc says coups and attempted coups have left the region in a state of emergency.

South Africa's consumer confidence improved in the fourth quarter to hit its highest reading for 2025, helped by consumers’ ...

Like its neighbor Mali, Burkina Faso also witnessed two successive coups. In January 2022, Roch Kaboré was ousted by Lt. Col.

In February 2025, Trump offered Afrikaner farmers refugee status, citing “genocide” in South Africa. Claire Mawisa visits ...

The rand was muted on Monday as traders assessed Moody's decision to keep South Africa's credit rating and outlook unchanged, ...

Eight African penguins hatched at the Maryland Zoo during the recent breeding season, adding to the population of the ...

Benin City has grown from the historic Kingdom of Benin into a vibrant metropolis with the new Museum of West African Art.