South Africa

South Africa came under a nationwide military-patrolled lockdown on Friday, joining other African countries imposing strict curfews and shutdowns in…

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 169,000 people and killed more than 6,500. The COVID-19…

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Salesmen whistle at potential buyers of scores of vehicles shining in the afternoon sun. One truck…

Lesotho premier Thomas Thabane failed to show up on Friday at a court where he was due to be charged…

Just under a year ago, Alice Posha fled her home in the middle of the night and then watched as…

After a racism debate in Davos on the invisibility of African climate activists, Greta Thunberg held a press conference Friday…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A tragic airline crash with far-reaching consequences, cataclysmic cyclones that may be a harbinger of the future,…

For three years, SiyamthandaDube lived in a shed outside the house where she cleaned, cooked and babysat for a family…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received on Tuesday the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the presidential residence in Heliopolis,…

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi slashed the price of a key anti-tuberculosis drug on Thursday, boosting the battle against the world’s…