Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852 ? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold began in the late 19th cent ...

African diplomacy is in high gear as leaders seek to stop the conflict in the DRC. As the rest of the world loudly cautions ...

The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for U.S.-based users of Google Maps ...

Nigeria is the latest to redefine its national digital ID rollout, targeting 180 million National Identification Numbers (NIN) by 2026. A World Bank restructuring document reveals Nigeria’s revised ...

OPINION: As we step into the new year, there’s no better time to celebrate the homegrown icons making waves globally while ...

Libya authorities uncovered nearly 50 bodies this week from two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert in the latest tragedy involving people seeking to reach Europe through the chaos-strick ...

Millions are expected to attend the annual Ijtema in Bangladesh -- considered the world's second biggest Muslim gathering ...

History will judge leaders in Africa who fail to end the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania warned her counterparts at the start of ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples ...

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

Home to one of the most diverse and vibrant people in the world, this landlocked country covers nearly 500,000 square miles ...