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South Korea pledges increased aid to Africa and collaboration on critical minerals and technology to strengthen trade ties and counter North Korea's destab...

The continent’s most lauded movies feature war, terrorism and colonialism but there is so much more to African cinema

Land degradation is a huge issue across the continent of Africa. One of its biggest drivers is biological invasions. This is when invasive species (species that aren’t naturally found in the area) arrive and produce large numbers of offspring which spread over long distances. Mlungele Nsikani, a land restoration specialist…

It doesn’t appear on the usual travel plans, but Tarek Amara discover a place waiting to challenge its neighbours for an influx of visitors

Africa’s most populous country has ground to a halt as Nigeria’s largest labor unions begin striking to demand a salary increase amid the worst cost of living crisis in decades

A report by the Norwegian Refugee Council says nine out of the 10 countries on the list are African.

After years of scandal and poor governance, the people are right to want checks and balances, and new voices, says Alexis Akwagyiram, managing editor of Semafor Africa

The oil refinery and fertiliser plant just outside Lagos promised jobs and prosperity, but people complain of evictions, loss of livelihoods and health effects

President Cyril Ramaphosa urged South African party leaders to work together in the public interest Sunday, after his ANC lost its 30-year-old governing majority in a bruising general election. But, in a sign of possible turmoil to come, graft-tainted former President Jacob Zuma boycotted the results ceremony.