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Africa was vital to Francis’s papacy — and will shape the church’s future
One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...
Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, 83, Dies; African Scholar Challenged the West
He deconstructed what he called “the colonial library”: the accounts of Africa by Europeans whose aim, he said, was to ...
First fossil pangolin tracks discovered in South Africa
No fossilised pangolin tracks had been recorded anywhere in the world until a track was found in South Africa, dated to ...
Catholics remember Pope Francis as a friend of Africa, with some setting theology aside
Central African Republic’s capital had been torn apart by inter-religious violence leading up to Pope Francis’ 2015 visit, ...
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The US-South Africa Imbroglio, and Its Implications for US-Africa Relations
US-South Africa relations have been tense and difficult for several years, but with the advent of the Trump administration ...
Visit the Ancestors: South Africa reopens famous Sterkfontein caves
In the late 19th century, miners discovered fossils in the caves that attracted the interest of paleontologists. The numerous ...
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Fishing rights, and wrongs, cast small-scale South African fishers adrift
LANGEBAAN LAGOON, South Africa — Deon Warnick’s three chest freezers stood ... According to Sunde, when Dutch settlers first arrived in 1652, they began supplying their settlement around present-day ...
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South Africa re-opens inquest into Nobel laureate's death
Another of Luthuli's grandchildren, Albert Mthunzi Luthuli, told South Africa's IOL news site that the family welcomed the re-opening of the inquest, even though it was now years after the deaths ...
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This South African City Is Home to a Stunning National Park, Penguins, and Some of the Continent's Best Hotels
Cape Town is South Africa's crown jewel. Founded by the Dutch East India Company in 1652, it was South Africa's first attempt at a modern metropolis, earning it the nickname "The Mother City." Because ...
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The South African town with its own public holidays
In the dry landscape of South Africa’s Karoo region, there is a town that operates differently from the rest of the country, boasting its own public holidays and even its own currency. The ...
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Why ‘American Pie’ actress Shannon Elizabeth walked away from Hollywood fame for new life in South Africa
“American Pie” star Shannon Elizabeth ditched living in Hollywood for a move to South Africa to support a cause close to her heart. Elizabeth spoke at the Steel City Con in Pittsburgh last ...
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'American Pie' actress walked away from Hollywood fame for new life in South Africa
"American Pie" star Shannon Elizabeth ditched living in Hollywood for a move to South Africa to support a cause close to her heart. Elizabeth spoke at the Steel City Con in Pittsburgh last ...