Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice that affects around 200 million women and girls. It’s practised in at least 25 African countries, as well as parts ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday evening he was boycotting the G20 meeting in South Africa scheduled for ...

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USAID has been one of the agencies hardest hit as the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s budget-slashing team.

Since then, USAID has acted as the US government’s main conduit for global development work — everything from emergency relief after earthquakes to longer-term efforts in health, infrastructure, ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Elon Musk a day after U.S. President Donald Trump promised to cut the ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

Lubumbashi is little known, but its minerals electrified the world, created atom bombs and are key to greener energy, the ...

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much ...

In announcing a $35 billion program to bring inexpensive solar power to some 300 million Africans, officials left out two words: climate change.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...

Africa's development bank is proposing a new 'gold standard' style currency arrangement backed by critical minerals such as ...