With just four days to go until the conclave to elect a new pope begins, cardinals are addressing a variety of challenges the next pontiff will have to face, and are calling broadly for more clarity, ...

This geographical phenomenon, known as the Eastern African Rift (EARS), is believed to have initiated around 22 million years ...

A Nigerian environmental scientist, Dr Oluwole Akiyode, has spearheaded efforts to tackle environmental challenges in Africa, saying there is a need to modify urban policy in Africa.The scientist has ...

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

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

New maps released this week document the world’s largest land mammal migration, revealing the seasonal journeys of more than ...

A robust and responsive agricultural finance architecture with suitable risk mitigation measures is a prerequisite for any ...

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.

Africa is slowly drifting apart along the East African Rift System, and researchers suspect this tectonic movement would ...

A new study has exposed significant underrepresentation of researchers and content from the Global South in climate science ...

Through the choice of images in publications, women and children of colour in low and middle income countries were treated with less dignity and respect than those in high income countries.