Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.

The South African rand slipped on Wednesday following mixed local economic data and as the dollar gained after data showed ...

South Africa recorded a budget deficit of 13.11 billion rand ($704 million) in March, compared with a surplus of 3.36 billion ...

Police in South Africa are searching for answers after the bodies of three police officers - who had been missing for six ...

International mining companies should consider joint ventures with local partners and dual listings on regional stock ...

A 21-year-old man has started a challenge to skateboard from East Sussex to Africa. Sam Allison is attempting to skate 1,500 ...

The U.S. had planned to support a critical minerals project in South Africa. Current and former officials say it’s now in ...

Millions of people around the world live with rare diseases, most of them caused by a misstep in their genes. Some conditions ...

YouTube creators shared a false claim that the White House press secretary was "caught" whispering the derogatory phrase on a C-SPAN hot mic.

One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

As Africa's largest trading partner, China has invested heavily in African infrastructure through Xi Jinping 's flagship Belt ...

Covering the World's Second-largest Continent Welcome to our brand-new show - Firstpost Africa - that brings you stories from ...