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At the Yaoundé Summit, 41 Central Bank Governors Advance an Ambitious Vision for an African IMF and Central Bank Amid Growing Climate Risks while In Zambia After Years in Default, the country Secures CCC+ Upgrade from S&P — A Major Step Toward Economic Stability

Exclusive: Six African wild dog pups killed in a single road collision in Zimbabwe after a fence that was intended to be built with money from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was left incomplete due to aid cuts

In African literature, Christianity has usually been shown as a foreign religion brought to the continent by European missionaries and colonisers. But in the past few decades, Nigeria’s writers have dealt with it in a far more complex way as Christianity is rooted in, and transformed by, local realities, ranging…

Burkina Faso’s security minister headed to Tehran on Nov. 12, 2025, for high-level talks with Iranian officials. The visit was a fruitful one: The West African nation reopened its Iranian embassy, finalized new agreements on security cooperation and held discussions about strengthening relations in agriculture and industry.

New genetic research is shedding light on some of the earliest chapters of our human history. In one of the largest studies of its kind, scientists analysed DNA from 28 individuals who lived in southern Africa between 10,200 and a few hundred years ago. The study provides more evidence that…

Ancient genomes from southern Africa show that people evolved in isolation for upward of 100,000 years.

They quit all three jobs, took their savings and moved to Africa in search of a simpler life. Little did they know that once the honeymoon period was over, life was about to get much harder than it had been in America. Here's what this person wants you to know…

Emerging middle-power countries like South Africa, India and Brazil face growing inequalities. At the same time, everyday lives are becoming more and more digital – from paying bills and reading news to contacting companies and services. Ways need to be found to include everyone in the online world, regardless of…

Africa’s drylands are often imagined as vast, empty spaces. Romantic wilderness on the one hand. Zones of hunger, conflict and poverty on the other. Media stories tend to emphasise crises and scarcity, portraying these regions as peripheral and fragile.

West Africa's cattle herders are being stripped of their animals by extremist-linked armed groups as the deadly conflict in the Sahel region grows

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today on Tuesday closed down -101 (-1.82%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -57 (-1.39%). Cocoa prices retreated on Tuesday, as favorable weather forecasts in West Africa are expected to improve yields and boost supplies. Cocoa farmers in the Ivory...