In 2024, the extraction and use of natural materials are increasingly strained by deforestation, overexploitation of ...

DAKAR, Senegal — It's been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on the continent faces the biggest challenge in decades.

Three veterans of African politics are in the running for the top job. On December 13, the three discussed their visions for the continent in a first-ever election debate broadcast from the AU ...

Super Eagles record scorer Rashidi Yekini blazed the trail, becoming the first Nigerian to win the CAF African Player of the Year award in 1993. Known for his devastating power and relentless goal ...

But we’re both African citizens who share a common bugbear: the maddening and often infuriating process of travelling across the continent with a domestic passport. “As an investor ...

Ademola Lookman has enjoyed a stellar year which included a hat-trick in the Europa League final Nigeria's Ademola Lookman has been crowned the 2024 African Footballer of the Year at the ...

Nigeria's Ademola Lookman has been crowned the 2024 African Footballer of the Year at the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Awards in Marrakesh. The Atalanta forward saw off competition from ...

Researchers from the Deccan College in Pune and ASI recently uncovered human remains estimated to be 8,000 years old, alongside artefacts such as clay pots ... as ceramics, beads of steatite ...

Africa can be challenging to reach, but those who visit have the chance to experience the perfect blend of ancient and modern, wild and urban, and East and West. From Cape Town's coastal beauty to ...

This find challenges the long-held belief that human ancestors evolved solely in Africa, suggesting instead that Europe played a significant role in our evolutionary history. The fossil, uncovered at ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, third from left, first row, poses for a group photo with other ...

Leaders of the West African regional grouping, Ecowas, have approved the withdrawal of three countries ruled by the military from the bloc, but have offered a six-month grace period for them to ...