The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Storms, drought, floods and heatwaves are a disaster for small scale farmers in Africa, who can’t all afford insurance. Yet new, technologically advanced and cheaper types of agricultural insurance exist and could be rolled out across Africa. These include picture-based insurance that relies on smartphone photos to assess crop damage,…

The European Union has given a U.N.-affiliated organization hundreds of millions of dollars to help African migrants return from failed journeys to Europe and support them back home

Economic losses from malaria don’t stay in Africa.

After hours of waiting, Rémi Vacher captured a calm and intimate moment with one of Africa's most elusive predators using the Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS

The scent of tabalien wood (Eusideroxylon zwageri) and the laughter of children playing in the yard greeted me as I stepped into a wooden house in Tumbang Panggu, a remote village in Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province.

A businessman who confessed to being a fixer who delivered bribes to South African government officials, lawmakers and others in a corruption scheme that enraged the nation has avoided jail time in a plea deal announced by state prosecutors

Men aged 20 to 39 ‘lured to join mercenary force’ in Donbas region have requested assistance to return home

For 10 years, Ghanaian poet Kwame Dawes and his friend the Nigerian writer Chris Abani have sifted through piles of manuscripts looking for Africa’s new poetic talent. Since 2014, the African Poetry Book Fund has been assembling a formidable archive of writing through the New Generation African Poets Chapbook Series.

Short comedy videos circulating on social media have created a booming industry in Nigeria in the past few years. The country’s comedy creators put their skits out on platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram to reach a massive audience.