Discover seven powerful pre-colonial African kingdoms that shaped the continent’s history through trade, culture, and ...

“Our research suggests that a giant hot blob of rock from the core-mantle boundary is present beneath East Africa, it is driving the plates apart and propping up the Africa continent so it is hundreds ...

Due to tectonic plate movement, part of eastern Africa is slowly splitting apart, which could lead to the creation of a sixth ...

Traore, who was in Moscow for the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, is Africa’s youngest leader ...

As news emerged this week about hundreds of Burkina Faso citizens killed separately by both jihadi groups and government ...

From the majestic pyramids of Egypt to the ancient city of Timbuktu, the African continent is home to numerous iconic World Heritage sites, each with its own unique story to tell. Despite hosting some ...

As for the other highest elevations on each continent? Forget successful ascents—just naming the other six can sometimes produce nothing more than a hazy guess. To help solve this trivia-night ...

At the time, some geologists believed the rift was the beginning of a new ocean as two parts of the African continent pulled apart, but the claim was controversial. Now, scientists from several ...

Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson is seen as one of the Church's most influential men from Africa, where Christianity is quickly growing -- and which some believe could be the birthplace of the next ...

Vatican City, Holy See—Ghana’s Cardinal Peter Turkson is seen as one of the Church’s most influential men from Africa, where Christianity is quickly growing—and which some believe could be the ...

VATICAN CITY — Ghana’s Cardinal Peter Turkson is seen as one of the Church’s most influential men from Africa, where Christianity is quickly growing — and which some believe could be the ...

Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson is seen as one of the Church's most influential men from Africa, where Christianity is quickly growing -- and which some believe could be the birthplace of the next pope ...