africa

Extreme marathon runner Russ Cook completed his run across the entire length of Africa in Tunisia after travelling through 16 countries, with the 352-day odyssey including being robbed at…

"Things are getting back to normal, even though it will never be like it was before," says a relieved Petunia Maseko, relaxing in a bar in South Africa's Soweto township. Africa has…

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and widespread school closures, at least one-third of students affected around the world lack access to virtual education, according to a UN study released…

The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to certify on Tuesday that the African continent is free from wild polio, four years after the last cases appeared in northeastern Nigeria.…

People from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, India and southern China witnessed on Sunday a dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse. So-called annular eclipses occur when the…

Pakistan reaffirmed its full solidarity and support for the aspirations and valuable endeavours of African nations for peace, progress and prosperity. "We also reiterate our abiding…

Johannesburg (AFP) - Sub-Saharan Africa recorded its second coronavirus death on Friday as infections rose in South Africa, where the government warned bluntly of a long haul in the fight…