Africa

More than 70 nongovernmental organizations issued a letter Monday to Paris regional authorities warning of a risk of ‘social cleansing’

While welcomed in principle, the abrupt charcoal ban has left both traders and buyers unsure of where to turn

More than 4 million people were displaced within Congo because of conflict in 2022, the most in Africa and second in the world only to Ukraine

The mineral is the Hichilema government’s ticket to pay the foreign debt, but financing the exploitation requires a substantial investment

The Kenyan anthropologist, who is part of the European Network Against Racism, is calling for better education to change the narrative on colonization

Historian and political scientist Rahmane Idrissa believes that Niger’s coup d’état will cause the infrastructures that channel foreign aid to be restricted, which will harm the most disadvantaged population

A report from a human rights defense organization includes 300 cases of abuse against LGBTQ+ Ugandans so far this year

Climate challenges are at the root of problems faced by conflict-ridden countries in Africa’s Sahel region. The lending institutions are not taking the vulnerabilities of poor countries enough into account in their funding decisions, experts say

Around 99% of doses that are administered on the continent are imported. To address this problem, vaccine manufacturing facilities in Senegal, Rwanda, and South Africa are showing interest in a technology that reduces production costs and gets around patent barriers

Over 120 million children around the world are homeless, and 30 million are in Africa. Thousands are in this African country

Officials gathering in Marrakech on Monday said they would focus on Africa as they work to stabilize and grow the global economy

South African data scientist Pelonomi Moiloa is the founder of one of the continent’s first companies that develop AI-based products

Experts believe it is a major leap forward in the fight against malaria, although it is not a silver bullet to end the disease

After years of negotiations, the country’s government has signed a new agreement with gem giant De Beers, which will give it a larger share of revenue

King Mswati III, 55, has been the monarch since 1986, when he became ruler days after his 18th birthday. His father was king for 82 years before him, although Eswatini only gained independence from Britain in 1968

The continent exports unrefined gold, lithium and cobalt due to limited infrastructure and financing, but now wants to process these products to reap greater rewards

The conviction of three women for prohibited excisions on eight babies sparks intense debate in this African country where 75% of adolescent girls have been subjected to the practice

President William Ruto made the appeal in an address to leading U.S. technology companies and investors

Authorities warned that disease and explosives shifted by the waters could claim yet more lives

Six out of 10 doctors in the African country plan to emigrate. The government wants to retain them for up to five years by law

A study by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation states that the world is experiencing an epidemic of maternal and child mortality

The destruction appears greatest in Derna, a city formerly held by Islamic extremists in the chaos that has gripped Libya for more than a decade and left it with crumbling and inadequate infrastructure

A study by Doctors Without Borders and others warns of the proliferation of complications suffered by women following a terminated pregnancy in conflict-affected regions

For decades, scientists have pondered the usefulness of certain carved balls found at sites dating back a million and a half years

Buthelezi founded the Inkatha Freedom Party, the third-largest political party in South Africa when the country transitioned from the racist apartheid system to a democratic one in 1994

A comprehensive international report warns that the economic costs resulting from these plants and animals have already soared to over $400 billion a year

The elections are the second since the ouster of longtime autocratic ruler Robert Mugabe in a 2017 coup