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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary-General Haitham al-Ghais said on Tuesday that OPEC+ alliance took an unanimous decision to cut oil output as a pre-emptive measure to prevent a crisis. Speaking at the African Energy Week in South Africa, al-Ghais said the heads of delegations unanimously decided…

A survey of school students with African heritage shows many experience racism at school, much of it perpetrated by teachers or school staff.

Saudi Arabia and South Africa issued a statement after President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Riyadh, confirming the strength of bilateral relations and the importance of boosting joint action. Ramaphosa began Friday a visit to the Kingdom at the invitation of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. The…

Questions are swirling in Burkina Faso about what role Russia may have played in the West African nation's second coup this year

Temperatures across the UK are expected to rise in the coming days as a plume of heat from Africa sweeps across Europe and brings a warm end to the month, with high temperatures for Halloween

Forecasters had predicted a plume of warm air approaching the UK from northern Africa.

Global food systems have been battered by overlapping crises in recent years. Key among these are the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russo-Ukraine war and extreme weather events resulting from climate change. These have resulted in forced migration, loss of employment, climate stress, loss of biodiversity, and economic instability.

Telecoms entrepreneur says continent’s people should be allowed to use their vast reserves

Weather officials have had their say on reports of the rare burst of heat alleged to be arriving in the UK this week - after forecasters spotted plumes of warm air headed to Britain from North Africa