The site in the Cradle of Humankind near Johannesburg contains remains of a small-brained distant relative of humans.

The site in the Cradle of Humankind near Johannesburg contains remains of a small-brained distant relative of humans.
Somalia needs urgent humanitarian aid and long-term climate financing to ensure the wellbeing of its children.
The Kanuri people established themselves in the area between the 13th and 15th centuries.
Authorities say the number of people killed in clashes between police and opposition supporters has now risen to 15.
The vote comes after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved parliament last year after falling out with MPs.
Announcement comes a week after al-Shabab fighters stormed a base housing African Union peacekeepers in Somalia.
Group of emerging economies calls for rebalancing of the world order.
The US isn’t the only country to set a debt ceiling, but it is the only nation to face brinkmanship over the issue.
At least 15 people have been killed in Senegal following an outbreak of violence after sentencing of opposition leader.
For thousands of people in the eastern DRC, displacement in the latest M23 onslaught is another test of survival.
Ousmane Sonko says charges are politically motivated to stop him challenging President Macky Sall in 2024 election.
South Africa’s stance of neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine war has been at variance with its Moscow ties. Why is that so?
Supporters of opposition figure denounce charges, sentence as a ploy to prevent him from running in elections.
Interior Minister Antoine Diome said nine protesters died in the capital Dakar and the southern town of Ziguinchor.