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The Duke of Sussex has landed in Angola 28 years after his mother, Princess Diana, embarked on a historic walk through a minefield in the country.

Prince Harry is visiting the African nation of Angola with a land mine clearing charity, repeating a famous trip his mother made in 1997

Harry is a patron of the landmine clearance charity the Halo Trust.

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In 2020, as Latin American countries were contending with the triple challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, a global economic shock and U.S. policy under the first Trump administration, Jorge Heine, research professor at Boston University and a former Chilean ambassador, in association with two colleagues, Carlos Fortin and Carlos Ominami,…

A man from Angola was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March, and months later, a doctor in Florida cut out the cancer using transcontinental robotic telesurgery

Trade dispute between the southeast African neighbours left Malawian fruit sellers struggling for produce and income.

Africa faces challenges in reducing extreme poverty and inequality. In 2024, 8.5% of the global population was living in extreme poverty (that is, on less than US$2.15 a day). Nearly 67% of these people were living in sub-Saharan Africa.

Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, political tensions, regional power struggles and battles over its natural resources. RFI takes a look at the pivotal moments in the country's history and their connections with today's events.

Angola announced on Monday it would withdraw from its role as mediator in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between government forces and the M23 rebel group in order to focus on its presidency of the African Union (AU).

The African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup return this week after a nine-month break, with high stakes for several top teams. With six rounds left in the 10-match group stage, the upcoming two fixtures will be crucial in shaping the destiny of many nations.