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Researchers say role of West Africa’s oral history should be taken more seriously within global academic record

Researchers say poor eating habits, lack of health care access, obesity and physical inactivity are key drivers of diabetes in Africa

Botswana received nearly $4 million from last year’s hunting season despite UK efforts to ban African wildlife trophies

Caught in the crossfire, children are murdered, maimed, raped and starved

Three people were still missing after their boat capsized on a flooded river

Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe made woman work as her maid, provide free childcare

Blessed Mhlanga faces charges of incitement over interviews with a politician who criticized Zimbabwe's president

Foiled attacks in Morocco, Spain highlight Islamic State's widening reach, analysts say

Security analysts welcome the move but remain skeptical about the effectiveness of the force

Democratic Republic of Congo officials have not confirmed the talks

All six hotel attackers are killed, ending a siege that claimed the lives of seven other people

Modi’s visit comes amid efforts to step up engagement with an Indian Ocean country of strategic importance where Beijing’s presence is growing

Video report

In Malawi's Majete Wildlife Reserve, conservation experts are testing birth control on lions. The goal of the wildlife management effort is to control the lion population to ensure antelopes and other prey species continue thriving. Lameck Masina reports from the reserve in the Chikwawa district.

Witnesses report ongoing clashes between al-Shabab militants and security forces at Beledweyne’s Qahira Hotel

The arrests in Juba and deadly clashes around the northern town of Nasir are seen as jeopardizing 2018 peace deal that ended a five-year civil war

Australia, New Zealand, the Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Estonia and Iceland made the grade,

U.S. President Donald Trump, in a speech last week, vowed to take “historic action” to “dramatically expand production of critical minerals and rare earths.” The latest announcement came as the Democratic Republic of Congo approached the United States to strike a Ukraine-like minerals deal. Experts say the U.S .could offer a viable alternative to the DRC and check China’s influence while ensuring access to critical minerals for Washington. But they caution that a mineral agreement is also...

Unlocking job opportunities for women can drive economic growth in Africa, says Britain-based Sightsavers International, citing World Bank data

Fighting between M23 rebels and pro-Congo militias was underway Sunday in Nyabiondo, about 100 km north of Goma, residents said