On Africa's dry western tip, Mauritania has become an unlikely staging post for Ukraine's increasingly global struggle with its adversary Russia.

Dental remains confirm that Homo Naledi belongs to the Homo genus, though their timeline placement remains uncertain. The emergence of an ancient Australopithecus or Paranthropus species surviving ...

In February 2024, in the midst of South Africa’s case against Israel at ICJ, Pandor’s security was beefed up amid threats.

A few weeks ago I appeared on Newzroom Afrika’s Top Stories of the Week programme with the excellent host, Naledi Moleo. It is a news programme that covers the week’s top stories in a similar ...

Why does South Africa need this support? The Infrastructure Modernization for South Africa Development Policy Loan, with US$1.5 billion in financing, is aimed at supporting critical structural reforms ...

President Donald Trump has sacked his senior director for Africa after less than four months on the job amid persistent turmoil inside the White House. Ginger is disappearing from Nigerian kitchens.

After two decades, and many failed counterterrorism efforts, the Trump administration is considering shuttering U.S. Africa Command.

A powerful, opaque al-Qaeda affiliate is rampaging across West Africa With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the ...

Naomi Delkamiller will join the Midwest Newsroom as their inaugural investigative fellow. Jessica Meza, an incoming senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will be the collaborative's summer ...

Africa’s wealthiest should be investing on the continent because they too see an opportunity there. We have the world’s youngest population, vast untapped renewable energy potential and a ...

Musk claimed Starlink isn't allowed to operate in South Africa because he's not Black. Here's what we know Tech billionaire Elon Musk was born in South Africa but emigrated at age 17 and ...