Oxum and other African deities, known as "orixas," will be honored by most of the 12 samba schools competing from Sunday to Tuesday in the famed Carnival parade, with celebrants relaying a story ...

Amref Health Africa Group CEO Dr. Githinji Gitahi, reminded African leaders and global stakeholders to rethink health investments. This, he said, will help build resilient and sustainable health ...

Last year, the African Union declared 2024 “The Year of Education.” This was a crucial call to action for African nations to accelerate their efforts towards ensuring quality education for all, as a ...

South Africa v Nigeria (Group C) Benin v Lesotho (Group C) Zimbabwe v Rwanda (Group C) Cape Verde v Cameroon (Group D) Angola v Mauritius (Group D) Libya v Eswatini (Group D) Zambia v Morocco ...

The perpetrators left a Bible on the ground, alongside the remains of an image of Oxum, the goddess of love. Oxum and other African deities, known as "orixas," will be honored by most of the 12 samba ...

In a busy workshop, Leandro Vieira oversees preparations for Rio de Janeiro's dazzling Carnival parade, where his samba school will celebrate the spiritual richness of Candomble, one of the main ...

The U.S. government has shut down Power Africa, a program launched in 2013 by former President Barack Obama to expand electricity access across Africa, Bloomberg reports. Most of Power Africa’s ...

Humans lived under the leafy canopy of a West African rainforest by at least 150,000 years ago. Previously, the oldest secure evidence for humans living in African rainforests dated to about ...

It was the late 19th century and European nations were beginning to look at the African continent as a more permanent resource base for their newly growing industrial sectors. More than the ...

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