In the early 1990s, long before petrol stations, supermarkets, and hardware stores reshaped the urban landscape, the area between what was then known as Rwandex and Mburabuturo pulsed with a distinct ...

In the early 1990s, long before petrol stations, supermarkets, and hardware stores reshaped the urban landscape, the area between what was then known as Rwandex and Mburabuturo pulsed with a distinct ...

The Mercator map, first created in the 16th century, has long been the standard map used for navigation and education, but it stretches land masses farther from the equator. For example, Greenland ...

A demographic transformation in Africa has the potential to alter the world order Last November, the global population reached a significant milestone of 8 billion. More recently, in April, India ...

While Russian ally Bashar al-Assad was being toppled by rebels in Syria, another friend of Moscow, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, was being chaperoned by Kremlin-backed mercenaries in the ...

Overloaded smugglers' boats attempting the risky journey across the Mediterranean — the image springs to mind when African migration to Europe is discussed. In reality, they're only a small part of ...

With it is driving beat and spidery, dual guitar lines, Congolese band Loboko is exactly the kind of band that would have a packed crowd on their feet at the Folk Festival Dance Pavilion. They are ...

Founded by Nigerian designer Mariam Afolabi, Mazelle effortlessly merges West African, Victorian, and contemporary influences in her designs. Her latest collection, "Marie In The City," is a homage to ...

The China-Africa forum on Thursday produced myriad agreements between China and over 50 African nations on areas ranging from industry and agriculture to natural resources and investments, including a ...

More than 50 African leaders have gathered in Beijing for a summit aimed at projecting the influence of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in the developing world. By Mara Hvistendahl and Joy Dong Mara ...

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged more than $50 billion in funding and at least 1 million jobs for Africa at a summit in Beijing on Thursday as the United States and China compete for ...