Southern Africa

A top official in South Africa's African National Congress party threw his ​weight behind President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday over...

As Africa faces the defining challenge of the 21st century – feeding its population without destroying the planet – it...

Zambia's central bank lowered its ​main interest rate on Wednesday, saying it saw ‌inflation staying within its target range despite...

Ghana will evacuate 300 citizens from South Africa following a ​wave of xenophobic attacks targeting migrants ‌from other sub-Saharan African...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces impeachment proceedings over a scandal dubbed "Farmgate" in which thieves stole bundles of foreign cash from...

Wrapping up a state visit to Botswana, Rwandan President Paul Kagame turned his attention to the country’s economic powerhouse, the...

Julius Malema, the leader of the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has called for Ramaphosa to immediately resign and for...

Botswana's former president Festus Mogae, who led ​the diamond-rich nation for a decade ‌and won praise for good governance and...

The Zezuru are one of the main ethnic and linguistic groups comprising the Shona people of Zimbabwe. Their geographical presence...

Zimbabwe ​will return 67 farms seized from foreigners from four European countries covered ‌by bilateral investment pacts, the country's agriculture...