Africa

The country is hosting the Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament 13 years after a bloody civil war that crippled the nation

Ivory Coast has invested around $1 billion in the organization of this competition. Despite positive economic impacts in the short-term — as well as the exhibition of ‘soft power’ inside and outside the continent — there are doubts about the future profitability of the newly-built infrastructure

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has endorsed the deal as an important initiative and the fruit of necessary ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking to address the migration issue

Coaches and clubs in Europe’s top leagues have been known to put pressure on African players not to play for their national teams or to skip the tournament, and it can be a balancing act

Moscow agrees to strengthen its military cooperation with Niger while the Rosatom company commits to developing nuclear energy in Mali and Burkina Faso

The 75 artifacts belonging to Mandela are to go under the hammer on Feb. 22 in a deal between New York-based auctioneers Guernsey’s and Mandela’s family,

The USAID has estimated that 20 million people in southern Africa will need food relief between January and March

A previous attempt at moving rhinos in the East African nation was a disaster in 2018 as all 11 of the animals died

The statement marked the closest thing to a continent-wide dissent from the declaration Pope Francis approved allowing priests to offer such blessings

The nordic country accused Russia of deliberating ushering the migrants to its normally heavily controlled border

The International Organization for Migration warns of a humanitarian emergency due to the significant amount of victims; at least 3,863 people lost their lives last year trying to cross a European border

An exhibition traces centuries of the history, traditions and artistic influences of the two shores of the Mediterranean through 200 pieces, some of them being shown for the first time

Al-Shabab intensified attacks on Somali military bases in recent months after it lost control of some territory in rural areas

The terrorist group maintains multiple affiliates with the capacity to carry out high-impact attacks, especially in Asia and Africa, despite its weakening in Syria and Iraq

A decade ago, the country suffered from the world’s highest rates of the disease, but an unprecedented health campaign has made it the first nation on track to beat the epidemic, according to the WHO. Now it wants the rest of the continent to be able to follow in its footsteps

Djénabou Bélla Diallo, whose clitoris was cut as a child, is now a midwife and renounces the practice. But the custom is still very common in Guinea-Conakry, which has the world’s second highest population of mutilated females

At stake is the future of one of Africa’s largest nations and one whose mineral resources are increasingly crucial to the global economy

The new law is likely to draw some controversy, especially with the possibility of cash reparations, but Gov. Kathy Hochul said the legislation would open up conversations about what reparations could look like

More could die as forecasts suggest a scarcity of rains and rising heat in parts of the southern African nation

Both oil and European natural gas prices rose partly over market nerves about attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis, who confirmed two new attacks Monday

Many museums in the U.S. and Europe reckon with collections that contain objects looted from Asia, Africa and other places during centuries of colonialism

The one-time treatment is out of reach in India and Africa — places where the disease is most common. Vast inequities cut much of the world off from gene therapy in general

The EU and G7 seek to secure critical minerals in Africa and accelerate green transition after ten years of Xi Jinping’s New Silk Road

The African country combats disease using AI and a community approach in overcrowded jails and mines with surging infection rates

Sudanese higher education students – who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence – now live in poor conditions as displaced people, without any certainty about their education and their future