In his first term, Donald Trump denigrated African nations, but leaders there are hopeful his return will bring more investment and less pressure to uphold democracy and human rights. By Ruth ...

Ulf Engel has been consulting for the African Union since 2006, mainly in early warning, conflict prevention, preventive diplomacy, and knowledge management. The commission was originally ...

France's influence on Africa faces its biggest challenge in decades. Here, French soldiers secure the area of a 2013 suicide bomber attack in northern Mali. (Jerome Delay/AP) DAKAR, Senegal — It ...

This groundbreaking achievement marks a significant milestone for both Nigeria and Africa as a whole, solidifying the continent’s growing prominence in the field of project management.

The list highlights individuals demonstrating integrity, transformative impact, and influence within Africa and globally. Notable honorees include Teresa Clarke, Africa.com’s Chair and CEO ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) The African Union (AU) member states will elect a new senior leadership of the AU Commission in February 2025. The commission was originally conceived as the secretariat ...

For decades, common scientific knowledge has held that homo sapiens—human beings as we know them today—evolved in Africa some 200,000 years ago. But a new fossil discovery in another part of ...

When he came to New York to study photography five years ago, he found a trove of images of life in Africa, past and present, in the archives of the city's libraries, galleries and museums.

After a decades-long cease-fire crumbled in 2020, Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front have resumed fighting over the disputed Western Sahara. Tensions are again rising over Western ...

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 ...

Chairman, Update Afrika Communications, a leading media solutions provider, Dr Joseph Effiong, has bagged a nomination for ‘African Humanitarian’ Award in recognition of his service to ...

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. As Paris was devising a new ...