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,

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.

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.

Two prominent journalists in Ethiopia, Abdulsemed Mohammed and Yonas Amare, have been missing for more than a week after being abducted by what reports say, were men wearing masks and military uniforms. There has been no news about their whereabouts but their disappearances have raised concerns about a crackdown on media freedom in the country.

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.

The CEO of South Africa's Absa Group says he will focus on modernising and building its retail banking business, promising stability after becoming the lender's sixth new head since longstanding chief Maria Ramos left in 2019.

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.

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