The South African rand gained on Tuesday after domestic data showed a pickup in the leading business cycle indicator in ...

Will Mohamed Salah finally lift the trophy? Will Nigeria make up for missing the World Cup? Our writers outline what they ...

Johannesburg — Much of Africa's cultural treasure was looted during colonial times and has remained in museums and private collections in Europe and North America ever since. For the last few decades, ...

Inger Andersen, UNEP's chief, urges African nations to scale up climate and biodiversity finance, innovation, and leadership ...

The African Development Bank’s concessional financing arm mobilized a record $11 billion in its 17th replenishment, an amount ...

Historians have shown that, during the 1800s, beads produced in Venice were a key commodity exchanged for ivory along the ...

A shared molecular signature of Alzheimer’s appears across populations once studied in isolation. Alzheimer's disease (AD) ...

Black Lives Matter protests have opened up conversations about the history of privilege, racism, and the lived experiences and identities of black people in America. Now, the distinction between ...

African dream root is an herb native to South Africa. Traditionally, people used the plant’s roots to treat several health conditions. In addition, the Xhosa people of South Africa used the roots to ...

A newly hatched group of African penguin chicks in Maryland helps boost the steadily dwindling global population.

African black soap is touted for its many potential healing properties. It may help with breakouts, hyperpigmentation, stretch marks, and more. African black soap (also called African soap or black ...