Africa’s Biggest Economy Is About to Turn a Corner
For a developing country, achieving sustained growth that can lift much of the population out of poverty is usually a ...
Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?
Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...
Heart attacks and high blood pressure are on the rise in Africa - what does air pollution have to do with it?
The impact of air pollution on African populations is under-researched due to limited air quality data and health studies.
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
South Africa's president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining ...
Investment in Africa: Free trade area agreement powers continent's energy future
Juliya Arbisman, Niyati Ahuja and Hyuna Yong of Reed Smith LLP discuss the recently implemented Agreement on African ...
South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground
The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from ...
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...
Rescuers seek last bodies in South Africa mine where 78 died in police siege
By Siyabonga Sishi and Nellie PeytonSTILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African rescuers were making final efforts ...
The History Hour - World War Two on film and Africa's landmark lifestyle magazine - BBC Sounds
Dramatizing World War Two history and the start of a landmark magazine for Africa ...
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...
South Africa Mine Rescue Ends, Anger Rises Over 78 Deaths in Police Siege
Illegal mining is common in parts of gold-rich South Africa. Typically, undocumented miners known as zama zamas - from an ...
Carmakers Ask ArcelorMittal to Delay South Africa Closures
Carmakers in South Africa are imploring the local unit of ArcelorMittal SA and the country’s trade minister to work together ...