The government’s move to lift the ban on broken rice exports — the last of the restrictions on the shipments of the grain — is likely to aid market expansion in west African countries ...

U.S.A.I.D. The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s aid cuts. The United ...

BANGKOK, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Thailand will sign a deal next month to sell South Africa 300,000 metric tons of rice worth 5.25 billion baht ($156 million), the commerce minister said on Tuesday.

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg A South African imam who devoted his life to promoting gay rights and tolerance for L.G.B.T.Q. Muslims was shot and killed in the coastal city of Gqeberha on Saturday ...

Africa has the most countries of any continent with a total of 54. Rather than following natural terrains or historical boundaries, many of its borders are strikingly straight in some areas and ...

The leaders of Africa Union countries on Saturday chose a new chief for the branch that runs the organization’s daily operations, as conflicts persist in two of the largest three countries on ...

Not many musicians have pulled it off, but Midge Ure has. He’s not only one of the pioneers of electro or synthesiser rock, but he’s probably the godfather of it all. From the haunting ...

Amref Health Africa Group CEO Dr. Githinji Gitahi, reminded African leaders and global stakeholders to rethink health investments. This, he said, will help build resilient and sustainable health ...

The United Nations’ World Food Program is closing its southern Africa office in the wake of the Trump administration’s aid cuts, a spokesperson said Monday (March 3, 2025). Tomson Phiri said ...

Ms. Suzuki acknowledged Japan’s ongoing commitment to enhancing rice production in Africa, referencing a partnership with the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) established in 2008.

The 2022 Pretoria Peace Agreement, which ended the conflict between the TPLF and the Ethiopian government, was a diplomatic triumph for Ethiopia and the African Union. But it was a personal ...