The Latest Breaking News from Africa

The African Union (AU) was born in the South African port city of Durban in 2002. Under its first chair,Thabo Mbeki, African leaders seemed determined to abandon the grandiose plans of its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The OAU had been established in 1963 to promote African unity…

Africa’s public health agency says the continent of 1.3 billion people still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine, but “very advanced discussions” are underway with at least two partners

Since May, nearly 90 countries have reported more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox

1/10 - Our assumption about modern humans is about to be challenged 2/10 - It was argued that modern humans migrated from Africa to India 1. 25 lakh years ago 3/10 - It was argued that early humans from Africa carried middle Paleolithic stone tools to India 4/10 - But…

When a Zimbabwean Twitter account posted images of wedding guests moonwalking to Kenny Rogers, many were surprised. But the ties between US country and Africa reach back to its commercial outset

Despite being only 65ft long and 35ft wide, Mike's garden is packed with extraordinary and exotic species native to South and Central America, Africa, and China

Twenty-three out of 300 movies have won the contest of the Red Sea Fund. The Red Sea International Film Festival has launched the fourth and last phase for the post-production projects aimed at supporting filmmakers in Saudi Arabia, the Arab region, and Africa, and help them turn their ideas and…

The surge in food and fuel prices has led to calls for national shutdowns across southern Africa. In Mozambique, trade unions issued a statement denouncing the rising cost of living, inadequate public services, generalised corruption, political patronage in the public sector and lack of compliance with labour protections.

Marine Gen. Michael Langley took over as the top U.S. commander for Africa Tuesday, heading U.S. military operations on a continent with some of the most active and dangerous insurgent groups and a relatively small Pentagon footprint