A rotating team of Chinese doctors helps make it one of the best. In a country that has long depended on health aid from Western countries, this hospital shows that another power is vying for influence.

Now, in a study published Tuesday called "Mystery owner of African hominin foot identified," the scientists announced that new fossils including a jawbone with 12 teeth found at the site show that the foot was that of A. deyiremeda.

Record sugar imports by South Africa threaten local growers who employ as many as 1 million people, prompting the industry’s lobby to ask consumers to only buy home-grown sweeteners.

Logging and mining are destroying swathes of the Congo rainforest, with the result that African forests went from being  a carbon sink to a carbon source in 2010 to 2017

Chinese entrepreneur stirs controversy by amassing 10 million and leasing them to companies outside Africa. Internet service providers cry foul.

Catholic leaders have issued a joint statement condemning the rising wave of violence affecting schools across South Africa.

The African Union chief also calls for a reform of the international financial architecture to reduce Africa's capital costs and ensure its access to funding.

Police are investigating allegations that Jacob Zuma's daughter, Duduzile, lured men into fighting in Ukraine.