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A new report describes the Sahel region of Africa, a million mile band that runs through Mauritania to Sudan, as "the epicenter of global terrorism." We examine those findings.

Outrage quickly followed the president's tweet about "the large scale killing of farmers" in South Africa. But why? The thorny history involves apartheid, white supremacists and plenty of acrimony.

The progressive Pontifex is visiting parts of Africa this week, and must fulfill a balancing act that looks towards the expansion of his church and the ideological clashes that are coming up.

The G20 closed in Johannesburg without a ceremonial hand over to the U.S., its next chair, after Washington boycotted the summit.

Experts have warned that the South African police are losing the battle against crime and that has led those citizens who can afford it, to turn to a booming private security industry.

A seismic moment in South African politics as the party of Mandela, the ruling African National Congress, loses its absolute majority for the first time.

Park officials said all that was left at the scene were "a human skull and a pair of pants." Many on social media have called the incident karma.

The African continent has seen at least 7 military coups in the last two years.

Doctors in South Africa are launching the world's first HIV vaccine trial in seven years. Medical experts there have labeled the trial landmark because of the scale and complexity of the project.

NPR speaks with U.S. Special Envoy for Food Security Cary Fowler about the first shipments of Ukrainian grain to arrive in East Africa since Russia invaded Ukraine.