The term “Françafrique” describes the political, economic and military networks built to preserve French influence in Africa. It refers to a past era but many believe that it still shapes relations ...

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South Africa secured their qualification for next year’s World Cup with a 3-0 win over Rwanda in Mbombela. The Bafana Bafana needed a win and for Nigeria to beat Benin to ensure that they would top a ...

South Africa is on track to meet its two main fiscal targets this year, stabilising its public debt and increasing the size of its primary budget surplus, the head of the National Treasury told ...

Africa's notorious black and green mambas, though both deadly, exhibit striking differences. The black mamba, a larger, aggressive ground hunter of savannas, boasts the world's fastest speed and ...

For reasons that would take too long to go into here, maps and globes often distort the size of some regions and make others seem smaller than they really are. As this graphic points out, it’s hard to ...

South Africa survived a brutal battle with Argentina to pip New Zealand to the Rugby Championship title. The Springboks retained their crown for the first time with a narrow 29-27 win as they took ...

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What if Moscow’s most dangerous moves right now aren’t in Europe, but along the Gulf of Guinea? In pursuit of these ambitions, the Kremlin follows a deliberate strategy. Africa Corps’ expanding ...

Ethiopia says dam will provide power to country and region Egypt says the startup violates international law Trump tried to broker deal over project during first term Many Ethiopians not yet on the ...