Tag: Africas
South Africa’s Coast Is Rising—And Scientists Have a New Explanation Why
October 7, 20254 min readSouth Africa’s Coast Is Rising—And Scientists Have a New Explanation WhyHuman water management contributes to sinking land across the...
South Africa’s top diplomat in France found dead near Paris hotel
South Africa's ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, has been found dead near the four-star Hyatt Regency Hotel in Paris, French officials have told...
South Africa’s Thabo Bester in court bid to block release of...
Pumza FihlaniSouthern Africa correspondent, JohannesburgGallo Images via Getty ImagesBester's lawyer, Advocate Moafrika Wa Maila, said the documentary infringed his right to a fair...
South Africa’s Constitutional Court rules that men can take wife’s surname
South Africa's highest court has ruled that husbands can take the surname of their wives, overturning a law that barred them from doing...
South Africa’s campaigners for healthy food
BBCThe South African government introduced higher taxes on sugary drinks in 2018. But it hasn't stopped the growing obesity rate in children -...
What it took for Ethiopia to build Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam
Kalkidan YibeltalBBC News in Addis AbabaAFP via Getty ImagesFor Ms Getenesh, who, when it is dark, sometimes relies on the weak light from...
South Africa’s HIV/Aids patients worry about treatment
Mayeni JonesBBC News, JohannesburgReutersGugu used to collect her antiretrovirals from a USAID-funded clinic in central Johannesburg.But when President Trump's cuts to aid funding...
How an al-Qaeda offshoot became one of Africa’s deadliest militant groups
Priya Sippy & Jacob BoswallBBC News & BBC MonitoringAl-ZallaqaAl-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in...
How it fuels conflict in West Africa’s Sahel region
Jacob BoswallBBC MonitoringGetty ImagesIt has been a good year for gold. A host of turbulent events in the global economy has driven up...
South Africa’s land law explained – and why it so inflames...
Getty Images"Is it just and equitable to give them what they want? I don't think that's in the interest of the broader community...
