JOHANNESBURG, April 24 (Reuters) - South Africa on Thursday scrapped plans to raise value-added tax after a political backlash ... of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news ...

Odd cartographic creations like ‘Fool’s Cap Map of the World,’ ‘Leo Belgicus,’ and ‘The Porcineograph’ make the classic ...

Based in Johannesburg, Nellie reports on general, economic and political news across sub-Saharan Africa. She previously ... of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider ...

Built by Côte d'Ivoire’s first president, the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace remains the largest church on Earth — and a ...

It would be deeply unfair to blame either Cardinal Turkson or the Church in Africa for the failings of its political leaders. Yet, perception matters. The conclave does not elect only a theologian; it ...

In most emerging and least developed countries, decolonisation is not yet complete. It is “Not Yet Uhuru!” The economies of ...

DAKAR, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Hu Chunhua, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative ... efforts to promote China-Africa cooperation.

The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Wednesday. EVENTS: Kenya’s President William Ruto ...

There is an urgent need for building new approaches to tackle the disease. A multi-pronged strategy would also need an ...

The Church publishes the Monitor because it sees good journalism as vital to progress in the world. Since 1908, we’ve aimed “to injure no man, but to bless all mankind,” as our founder ...

Some of the top candidates, ranked by Italian Vatican watcher Gaetano Masciullo and Vaticanists Edward Pentin and Diane ...