Sub-Saharan Africa’s recovery will progress slowly into next year, despite a historic free-trade agreement being signed earlier in March. But as Pascale Davies reports, there is a glimmer of hope for some of the continent’s economies....

Election officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are counting ballots from Sunday’s presidential election after a day in which numerous problems hampered voting across the vast Central African nation. People are hoping the often-delayed election...

Democratic Republic of Congo goes to the polls this week in elections which could see the country emerge from 17 years of conflict-ridden rule under controversial President Joseph Kabila. Twenty-one candidates are running to replace Kabila,...

Miss Uganda, Quiin Abenakyo was crowned Miss World Africa at the Miss World 2018 finals in Sanya city, China. The world’s oldest running international beauty pageant, Miss World brings together beauty queens from all over the...

Former president Kgalema Motlanthe – who headed the post election violence probe in Zimbabwe – has reportedly offered to mediate between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa in attempts to...

In Africa, the demand for electricity largely exceeds supply. Nigeria’s shortage of 173,000MW (for a nation whose current energy needs is around 180,000MW) gave rise to large-scale imports of noisy and polluting power generating sets. Most...

DURBAN – A South African HIV/Aids researcher will be bestowed with a prestigious award for his efforts in prevention and treatment of the virus. Professor Salim Abdool Karim, the director of the  C entre for AIDS Programme of Research in...

The continent is mostly at peace — and is reaping the economic, political and social benefits. There’s a general feeling of optimism about Africa these days. And the good news, which runs deeper than rapidly improving health and...

Nigeria will defend their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title against South Africa on Saturday in the Ghanaian capital Accra. Their respective semi-final wins mean they also clinch places at next year’s Women’s World Cup in...

Russia’s Gazprom Neft has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Sudan to explore four oil blocks, South Sudan’s petroleum minister said on Tuesday. The oil arm of Russian gas giant Gazprom was awaiting more information...