Not everyone is having a lost decade. It’s time South Africa, Nigeria and Angola started to learn from their nimbler peers ...

The six young children had just shared snacks bought from a corner store when they began convulsing. The children, all of ...

An incredible new canal is set to transform Egypt’s landscape. The North African country is building the world’s largest ...

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More investment in solving Africa’s climate and energy challenges will create new opportunities. But the shift will also ...

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World champions South Africa arrive in Cardiff to take on a Wales side facing the prospect of losing a 12th successive ...

As a virus scientist in South Africa, I’ve been watching with dread as H5N1 bird flu spreads among animals in the United ...