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The military juntas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso signed a treaty of confederation Saturday bringing together 72 million people into the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). It’s a decision, they say, that will not only allow the three nations to wipe the scourge of jihadist violence from their countries,…

A large percentage of the world's workforce will be African by 2050, but the continent needs more jobs and more strategic investment to match the potential and expectations of its greatest asset: its people. We get a breakdown on the way forward from Ragnheiour Elin Arnadottir, director of the OECD…

At the end of May 2024, several media outlets led by the journalist network Forbidden Stories released a set of reports titled “Rwanda Classified”. This reporting detailed evidence related to the suspicious death of Rwandan journalist and government critic John Williams Ntwali.

The South African city of Cape Town and surrounding areas have been hit by more storms, ripping roofs off houses and causing widespread flooding

Seals have been biting people in the first big outbreak of the disease in marine mammals, writes Nick Dall in Cape Town

A team led by an Australian researcher captured the pair making the ‘record- breaking’ swim after two failed attempts

The U.N. General Assembly has declared 2025 to 2034 the United Nations Decade on Combating Sand and Dust Storms — extreme weather events that are increasing and threaten health and economies from central Africa to northern China

Learn about Charlize Theron's CTAOP focusing on HIV prevention, education, and broader social issues in Africa through storytelling and inclusivity.

The economic growth paths of Asian and African countries have often been compared. China, with gross domestic product per capita of US$251 in 1987, was poorer than most African countries at the time. Uganda’s GDP per capita was US$392, Zambia’s US$319 and Ghana’s US$354. Yet today China has GDP per…

Francis Ngannou says PFL Africa "will shape the very foundation of African MMA."

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has been in the news lately – mostly for the wrong reasons.