The latest research by the University of Cambridge has found that the institution received "significant benefits" from the transatlantic slave trade.

South Africa's central bank will raise its key interest rate by 75 basis points next week to brake inflation, a Reuters poll found, adding another 25 basis points in each of the following two quarters before pausing for the rest of 2023.

Benin bronzes get final Berlin show before return

In a makeshift open-air classroom, dozens of children sat squeezed together on a mat and watched as their teacher chalked simple sums on a blackboard - a rare chance of education for their nomadic community in Chad.

For a while, COVID-19 appeared to put the brakes on the nomadic dream, as most were forced to head home to western countries and the safety net of healthcare systems.

South African GDP shrinks, hit by floods, energy crisis

The co-founder and chief investment officer of a prominent London hedge fund was charged on Thursday with fraudulently manipulating the U.S. dollar-South African rand exchange rate.

The only South African cast member of "The Lion King" denies knowing and ever talking to the Duchess of Sussex in 2019.

Royal experts commented on Meghan Markle's revelations about an alleged nursery fire in Archie's room in South Africa.

The Duchess of Sussex said that her wedding to Prince Harry was likened to Mandela's monumental walk of freedom.

The Duchess of Sussex is accused of painting the country as unsafe in her Spotify podcast.

Ever since Exxon Mobil found vast deposits of oil off Guyana's coastline in 2015, government leaders have pledged that black gold would transform the fortunes of one of South America's poorest countries.

Son Heung-min was targeted by racist spectators at Stamford Bridge.

Jihadists spread from the Sahel to coastal West Africa

The already endangered African penguin is being driven away from its natural habitat off the east coast of South Africa due to noise from ship refuelling, a scientific study has found.

Conservation costs and benefits from trophy hunting vary between locations and species.

The Commonwealth Games must be "modern and edgy" to stay relevant to a young audience, according to federation chief Katie Sadleir.

She had never won an LPGA title until now, and a major at that to make it even more special.

The dollar's strength has yet to peak, according to a majority of currency strategists polled by Reuters who were however divided on when the currency's advance would come to an end.

Emma McKeon pulled one ahead of shooters Michael Gault and Phil Adams and fellow swim star Chad le Clos.

In a horrific incident reported from South Africa, eight women were gang-raped at gun point.

England's Olympic omnium champion Matt Walls was catapulted over the barriers and into the crowd in the men's 15km scratch qualifiers.

Prince Charles arrived with his wife Camilla in his personal Aston Martin during a segment highlighting Birmingham's rich history of motor manufacturing.

Europe's thirst for oil and gas to replace sanctioned Russian supply is reviving interest in African energy projects that were shunned due to costs and climate change concerns, industry executives and African officials said.

South African inflation surged to a 13-year high in June, data showed on Wednesday, moving further away from the central bank's target the day before an interest rate announcement.

US warns of jihadists and Russian forces as Africa war games end

Extreme weather events - from scorching heatwaves to unusually heavy downpours - have caused widespread upheaval across the globe this year, with thousands of people killed and millions more displaced.

Watching workers poke avocados from the treetops in an orchard owned by Kenyan agriculture firm Kakuzi, managing director Chris Flowers revels in the thought some might soon go to the crown jewel of emerging consumer markets: China.

S.African police seek clues after 21 teens die in bar

Spain is shifting its foreign policy towards Africa while lobbying the EU and NATO for support to address migration from the continent, aggravated by the Ukraine invasion, two senior government officials and two diplomatic sources told Reuters.