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

Rachel Rodriguez looks around her store, and emotions surface at the sight of her relatives’ portraits on the walls. They’re a reminder of a legacy that dates back more than 200 years. Her business, ...

African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, is a disease caused by a parasite and spread by the tsetse fly in sub-Saharan Africa. Infections begin with mild to moderate symptoms like fever and body ...

2019;127(10):107012. doi:10.1289/EHP4757 Bede-Ojimadu O, Orisakwe OB. Exposure to wood smoke and associated health effects in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Ann Glob Health. 2020;86(1):32.

H.E. Amani Abou-Zeid, Egyptian, was elected the new Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission. H.E. Abou-Zeid was an international development lead expert who has been ...

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 ...

The Dangote refinery has exported Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to Cameroon, Angola, Ghana, and South Africa in the past few weeks. The Vice President of Oil and Gas, Dangote Industries Limited ...

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 ...

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 ...