Most African countries lack accurate local base maps, stalling all sorts of government and business decisions. A new project ...

Africa’s richest countries in 2024, based on World Bank nominal GDP per capita figures, reflect both progress and persistent disparities ...

Eswatini has become the first African country to receive lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection that global ...

The Group of 20 summit in South Africa ended Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States — the next country to lead ...

Tourist interest in several African countries has soared. Over the last six months, both airlines and individual countries themselves have been responding to an increased traveler interest in Africa.

Ghana stands among the healthiest countries in Africa. The country has a lower obesity prevalence compared to the regional average, with 19.3% of adult women and 5.6% of adult men affected. The ...

Africa is the second-largest continent, home to over a billion people, diverse cultures, and vibrant landscapes. While many African countries are home to large populations, there are a few that stand ...

A rotating team of Chinese doctors helps make it one of the best. In a country that has long depended on health aid from ...

Guinea-Bissau has joined a growing list of African countries where military officers have seized power since 2020.

FILE - A girl holds a portrait of U.S. President Jimmy Carter in a market in Lagos, Nigeria, March 31, 1978, the day of his arrival for a state visit, the first to Africa by an American president. (AP ...

Drought is now so bad in parts of southern Africa that governments say they must kill hundreds of their most captivating, majestic wild animals to feed desperately hungry people. In August, Namibia ...