Trapped for gold: The dangers facing illegal miners in South Africa Police are in a standoff with illegal gold miners, known as ‘Zama Zamas’ in South Africa.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the Inaugural Session of India Africa Forum Summit 2015 in New Delhi, Oct. 29, 2015. The summit has not been held since. Credit: Indian Ministry of ...

In the lead-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, one Africa-born figure stands out. A man who applies distinctly-African political strategies to the American landscape: Elon Musk.

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The 2024 African Economic Conference (AEC 2024), jointly organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the United Nations Development Programme ...

African leaders may have been quick to congratulate Donald Trump on his election, professing a desire for mutually beneficial partnerships, but there are meager expectations that his presidency ...

The Sirte Extraordinary Session (1999) decided to establish an African Union The Lome Summit (2000) adopted the Constitutive Act of the Union. The Lusaka Summit (2001) drew the road map for the ...

Commonwealth member countries are calling for restitution over the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Are calls for reparations a sign of the Commonwealth's influence waning across Africa? https://p.dw ...

Find the best universities in Africa using Times Higher Education’s data from the World University Rankings and the Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings, and learn how they shine a spotlight on ...

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