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 ...

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Dakar Harrigan and Marquis Brooks are breaking barriers in a community where there aren't many barbers who look like them.

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Interview - A conversation with Angélique Kidjo on the power of music, Africa's future, and breaking boundaries.

Peaches, as the 35-year-old sex worker asked to be identified, is among the more than a third of South African women that will experience physical or sexual abuse in their lifetimes, according to UN ...

KNH confirms CCTV was working when patient Gilbert Kinyua was found dead; says DCI has footage as security is tightened at ...

Malabo, the island capital of Equatorial Guinea, sits closer to Cameroon than its own mainland, reflecting a complex colonial ...

The children of obese mothers, but not obese fathers, were less able to self-regulate food consumption.