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Africa’s oldest surviving Catholic church is under threat
But St Francis Xavier Chapel, which has a strong claim to be the oldest surviving Catholic church in sub-Saharan Africa, ...
US shifting Africa strategy to 'trade, not aid', envoy says
U.S. envoys in Africa will be rated on commercial deals struck, not aid spent, a senior State Department official said, ...
Trump's stance against South Africa is not just about white farmers. It's also about Hamas and Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim this week that there is an unreported “genocide” happening against white farmers in South ...
South Africa says Trump’s aid cuts stripped more than 8,000 health workers from its HIV program
The Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID has put more than 8,000 health workers in South Africa’s national HIV program ...
Trump senior Africa adviser discussed peace plan with Rwanda, Congo leaders
President Donald Trump's senior adviser for Africa said on Thursday he spoke with the presidents of Rwanda and Democratic ...
South Africa Does Not Plan to Replace US HIV Funds Yet, Minister Says
PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa's Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Thursday that the government had not secured any ...
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Tennessee pastor kidnapped at gunpoint in South Africa recalls 'miracle' that saved his life
A Tennessee pastor is crediting a "miracle" from God after South Africa police rescued him from a days-long kidnapping. The ...
South Africa’s Land Bank in Talks to Raise as Much as $1 Billion
A state-owned South African bank that finances farmers is in talks with funders to raise as much as $1 billion as it recovers ...
Former South Africa winger Hendricks dies aged 37
Former South Africa international Cornal Hendricks has died aged 37 after suffering a heart attack. Hendricks, who scored ...
Two Afrikaner families from South Africa classified as refugees arrive in Iowa
Two Iowa resettlement agencies are helping White South African families recently classified by the Trump administration as ...