Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote bet big on oil refining—and now his wealth has surged by billions of dollars this year.

For months, anti-migrant rhetoric had been building across South Africa. Then it reached Kaunga Nyirenda’s doorstep.

The rapid spread of a rare Ebola strain through Central and East Africa is testing local public health authorities and ...

By Colleen Goko and Kopano Gumbi JOHANNESBURG, July 10 (Reuters) - Frustrations over unemployment, crime and years of weak growth are driving South Africa's anti-migrant protests. But economists warn ...

B UNJU, ON THE outskirts of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city, has many of the hallmarks of a new African suburb. The ...

Demonstrators wrapped in flags and wielding wooden sticks gathered across South Africa on Tuesday for anti-immigrant marches.

In many ways, there has never been a better time to be born African. Since 1960, average life expectancy has risen by more than half, from 41 years to 64. The share of children dying before their ...

Thousands have fled South Africa, fearing they will be attacked or killed, after an anti-immigrant movement set a “deadline” ...

Not long ago, I saw an article that would have both delighted and exasperated the late Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina. “Entrepreneurs are planning autonomous ‘charter cities’ as an answer to Africa ...

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African countries can be very welcoming to American expats and retirees. Depending on the country, retirees may be able to live comfortably for $1,200 or less per month. A middle-class American income ...

Follow live updates and coverage on the 2026 World Cup as Canada and South Africa compete in the tournament’s first knockout ...