Africa

Documents sent to Spain’s National Biosafety Commission confirm at least two tests conducted in October and November at the facilities, which are undergoing construction work. Authorities are investigating the possibility of a lab leak

A coalition of NGOs has challenged in court the deal in which the United States paid $5.1 million to the African country to take in migrants who were deported without a trial, some even after serving their sentences

People come to believe in absurd theories for the same reasons they come to believe in anything else. Their experiences lead them to think those beliefs are true

Activist Antoinette Torres Soler has developed a GPT model that puts the thoughts and voices of Afro philosophers, politicians and creators center stage

The International Criminal Court continues to hunt for the ruthless Ugandan war criminal, who once escaped US efforts to capture him

According to the WHO, voluntary depigmentation persists in the country, with a prevalence rate of 50%. Experts warn how the practice has become more common over the last 10 years

Overcrowding at Kumasi Central Prison has turned it into a laboratory for treating neglected tropical diseases. The lack of space and the humidity create a perfect breeding ground for tuberculosis, measles and scabies, which prisoners spread upon their release

More than 10,000 people were killed by armed groups in the African country in two years, but many of the victims were Muslim

By reducing staff and access to treatment, the suspension of USAID and other funding threatens the country’s progress in HIV care

Researchers say the remains of ‘Paranthropus boisei’ reveal that this ancient relative was capable of powerfully manipulating objects and food, climbing trees, and perhaps making tools

The writer and filmmaker from Zimbabwe decries the destruction caused by colonialism in her country, and looks to rebuild an identity that has been shattered

From an evolutionary anthropological perspective, human beings have adapted to be able to run and work out without shoes, and biomechanics show the practice can be beneficial if adopted gradually

A lethal mix of cannabis and synthetic opioids up to 25 times more potent than fentanyl is causing dozens of deaths and has become a public health emergency in countries like Liberia and Sierra Leone

Born in the working-class neighborhoods of Abidjan and developed by children and teenagers, this dance has become a cultural phenomenon that blends art and social media, while creating connections between different generations

The Cuban singer, who emigrated from the island six years ago and is being hailed as the new Celia Cruz, reaffirms the African roots of her music and rejects being pigeonholed into a single genre

New research supports the drunken monkey hypothesis, which links the human attraction to alcoholic beverages to the habits of our primate ancestors

The Trump administration is concealing the identity and fate of those deported. Advocates claim the deportations are illegal because no attempt was made to return them to their countries of origin

The heads of state of Cameroon and Uganda, who have been in power for 43 and 39 years respectively, have announced their candidacies for reelection

The government is raising taxes and cutting public spending to address a $6 billion shortfall left by the previous administration

Experts and industry promoters warn that the gains from this growing sector are not fully reaching local workers and suppliers, and stress the need to invest in education and the competitiveness of community projects

Numerous NGOs are trying to prevent the Trump administration from incinerating a shipment of pills, intrauterine devices, and hormonal implants, stored on European soil, that would help 1.4 million women and girls

The African Union is pushing to end Mercator’s distortions and replace it with projections that reflect the continent’s real proportions

No human is born knowing how to parent, but in some way we are all equipped to learn how

The victim, a 13-year-old boy, was hospitalized in Marrakech after being drugged and sexually assaulted by more than a dozen men

The fossils, attributed to an unknown australopithecus that lived in present-day Ethiopia 2.6 million years ago, have met with skepticism from other experts

Rwanda is the latest nation to accept citizens of other nationalities amid allegations of repression and torture at Trump’s chosen destinations