In the African diasporic religion formed in Brazil known as Candomblé, common lantana with yellow-colored flowers represent Oxum, the goddess of rivers. At the same time, white lantana flowers ...

At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, religious observers say, with the late pontiff’s mission of hope and mercy inspiring fervor among the continent’s young people in visits to ...

African Parks, a nonprofit on which Prince Harry is a member of the board of directors, revealed Thursday that an internal investigation found that rangers at a Congolese national park it manages ...

The African Export-Import Bank, through its development impact investment arm, the Fund for Export-Development in Africa, has unveiled a $1bn Africa Film Fund to revolutionise the continent’s ...

Whatever its place in arm wrestling’s origin story, Africa is not looking back. Last March saw the sport make its first appearance at the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana, a debut orchestrated ...

The African wild dog is one of Africa’s most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human contact and utilising vast, remote territories to remain out of sight.

Across Africa’s bustling commercial hubs, from Nairobi’s Eastleigh market to Lagos’ Alaba district, a financial transformation is quietly unfolding. In Eastleigh, a sprawling commercial hub ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa characterized the flight of Afrikaners from his country as an act of cowardice. Approximately 59 Afrikaner refugees arrived in the United States on Monday ...

As the Catholic Church prepares for its May 14 conclave, anticipation surges throughout Africa where many faithful harbor hopes for the first African pope in more than 1,500 years. The possibility ...

US President Donald Trump’s dismantling of America’s foreign-aid program may be the wake-up call African leaders need. If necessity is the mother of invention, the end of USAID could galvanize ...

I am a theologian who has studied the development of Catholicism in Africa, especially under the leadership of Pope Francis. In my view, the church after him will be defined by two forces ...