South Africa and Wales will play in a one-off Test match in Washington on June 2, it was announced on Monday. Confirmation of the fixture at RFK Stadium came in a joint announcement by South Africa's Ambassador to the United States Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu and Wales First Minister Carywn Jones. Wales will head on to Argentina for two Test mat ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Algeria on Monday as he embarked a new tour of Africa in a bid to ramp up Turkey's growing influence throughout the continent. The Turkish strongman touched down in Algiers, the first leg of the trip that he described as historic and that will see him also visit Mauritania, Senegal and Mali. Algeri ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday embarked on a five-day tour of west Africa in a bid to ramp up Turkey's growing influence throughout the continent. The visit, which will take him to Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal and Mali, is the latest in a string of ambitious trips to Africa by the Turkish strongman. Just two months ago, Erdogan made ...

Thousands of young people erected barricades and blocked traffic in the Guinean capital Conakry on Monday with markets and schools shut as mass strikes gripped the city. A general strike was called by the Guinea General Union of Workers (UGTG) in addition to an ongoing walkout by teachers and a complete shutdown of economic activity demanded by ...

President Akufo-Addo has urged Governors of the United States of America not to ignore Africa, stating his belief that ldquo;this can be Africa rsquo;s century rdquo;. He said the growth in Africa in 2015 was second only to that of Asia, adding that six of the world 39;s ten fastest-growing economies, this year, are in Africa. ldquo;We are ...

Guinea braced Monday for a general strike by unions and a complete shutdown of economic activity demanded by the country's opposition after disputed local elections. The victory by the ruling party of President Alpha Conde in the February 4 vote was marred by post-electoral violence involving supporters of the losing parties. An on-off teache ...