A campaign is underway to replaced the world’s most popular map, which the effort’s supporters say promotes a false view of the continent and its size.

South Africa's International Trade Administration Commission on Wednesday proposed import duties starting at 10% on steel products as part of measures to defend the sector from an influx of imports. The government body released its preliminary findings after a broad review of steel tariffs it announced in March,

South Africans is starting a “national dialogue” hat is meant to bring all sectors of society together to discuss the country's pressing issues and find solutions.

Brash, controversial and unafraid to speak his mind, South Africa's Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has been swift to call out racism in others but he himself has now been branded a racist - a charge he refutes.

South Africa is prioritizing a policy-review process that may result in Elon Musk’s SpaceX and other satellite-internet companies being allowed to operate in Africa’s largest economy without ceding ownership,

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday proposed an economic zone connecting the Indian Ocean to Africa as the country seeks to play a greater role in the African continent while America’s presence there decreases and China’s influence rapidly grows.

Islamic State extremists are exploiting instability in Africa and Syria and remain a significant threat in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Europe, U.N. counterterrorism experts said Wednesday.

Naoki Ando, senior vice-president of Japan International Cooperation Agency, the implementing agency of Japan’s aid policy, says that the country will stick by its model of development assistance over aid. Pressures at home would make it hard to directly plug the gaps left by the US and Europe in healthcare and agriculture, he says.

The African Union's recent support for alternatives to the Mercator projection challenges historical cartographic distortions that misrepresent Africa's size.