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

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

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The ...

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and it seems apt to pay tribute to South Africa's first black ...

These drugs, discovered decades ago, continue to save lives today, but more recent research has led to the development of ...

The illicit steroids, scheduled medication, stimulants and other performance enhancing drugs (PED's) were being sold to ...

Human traffickers have benefited from a decade of instability in Libya, with rights groups documenting widespread abuse.

Ellis’ dream of wresting power from the emperor was but one small moment in his boundary-breaking life. Eulogized as a ...

Estevan Park in Tucson is named after the first African American explorer of the southwestern United States, and some call him one of the greatest explorers of all time.

Africa is undergoing a gradual geological transformation, with tectonic forces slowly pulling the continent apart. This ...

It is not the first time a mass grave has been uncovered in Libya. In March 2024, the bodies of 65 migrants were found in the ...

Two mass graves likely containing the bodies of migrants have been discovered in Libya, highlighting the ongoing, deadly dangers facing vulnerable people fleeing conflict and poverty, the UN migration ...