The Republic of the Congo is a precious land, home to the heart of the world’s second-largest rainforest, the Congo Basin — ...

The Belgian ruler Leopold II had elaborate plans to extract resources from Africa. Pachyderms played a part.

A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas in a bid to raise awareness for autism ...

The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair is returning for its 10th year in New York, an event one collector described as “a ...

On Sunday, karate enthusiasts in Freetown competes in a version of the martial art called kyokushin. It has been growing in ...

As the renewed fighting in eastern Congo between government and M23 forces enters a fourth month, local artists in rebel-occupied Bukavu are using their work to fight misinformation and violence, ...

In recent months, concerns have continued to deepen across the African continent in the wake of reports that at least 18 ...

For 27 years, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival issued two official souvenir prints, the standard annual poster and ...

It's very possible the next pope could be from Africa, where the Catholic Church continues to add millions of members.

In a major diplomatic breakthrough, the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda ...

The Congolese government and opposing rebel movements have agreed to a ceasefire. It comes at a time when tensions have ...