A switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated with lifestyle diseases.

A new study shows that a switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes ...

The amount of manufactured goods exported from Africa to the United States is minuscule. But for Lesotho, the impact of a stunning 50 percent tariff is enormous. By Patricia Cohen Patricia Cohen ...

voices his commitment to human rights and gives a place of honour to traditional African instruments. “It’s been nothing but a blast!” says the 65-year-old of his decades in music.

The day was still alive when a group of Abui people danced in a circle around the "maasang"—the central altar of their ...

A 37-year-old South African man recently confessed to reportedly raping and murdering his 8-day-old daughter "in order to cause the baby pain." The man subjected the child to brutal torture ...

Maseru, Lesotho — President Trump in March described Lesotho as a place "nobody has ever heard of," and then this week he hit the tiny African kingdom with the highest of his "reciprocal" trade ...

On 8 January, members of the violent extremist Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims attacked a fortified position of the anti-terrorist Operation Mirador in northern Benin. Media reports said ...

Back to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) ACCRA, Ghana – Senior enlisted leaders from Africa, Europe and the United States gathered for the Senior Enlisted Leaders Forum ...

The two combined traditional African instruments with more Western-inspired rock, pop, and blues in the hopes of making Malian music universal. On some records, that meant invoking their regional ...

Stories of the kingdom of Kaabu's reign have been told for generations through a kind of traditional song. Now, an archaeological dig has confirming the histories told and retold by griots.

South Africa’s strained relationship with the United States has suffered another blow. The world’s biggest economy is reportedly cutting military ties with South Africa and expelling its ...