The term "rare" refers to the supposed scarcity of these minerals and "earth" comes from an old name for oxides, the chemical form for these elements in the mineral ...

South Africa’s non-aligned stance acquires a new urgency as the United States up-ends its alliance with Europe on the third ...

But even in a relatively permissive environment, Russia’s appetite for global upheaval has limits. New bursts of conflict ...

Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Nigeria received the most aid from the U.S. in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. The Health and ...

Their role in technology and the global economy has made countries with rare earths a key focus in geopolitical discussions.

African leaders' push to mobilise domestic sources of cash to help fund billions in sovereign borrowing will face slow ...

South Africa has voted for a UN General Assembly resolution demanding Russia respect Ukraine's territorial territory — but ...

Perhaps the most consequential moment in this evolution occurred in 2016, when Donald Trump won the presidency of the United ...

Ukrainians and South Africans gathered in Cape Town, Durban, and Pretoria to hold peaceful demonstrations to mark the ...

South Africa said Friday that talks to end Russia's nearly three-year war in Ukraine must involve all parties and Ukrainian ...

The Russian top diplomat noted that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and the country’s Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola had confirmed the need to adhere to the G20’s agreed mandate ...

JOHANNESBURG — Foreign ministers and senior diplomats from leading rich and developing countries focused on global conflicts, ...