In the Kinshasa Botanical Garden, a troupe of cardboard animals – monkeys, a gorilla, leopards, a giraffe – stand to attention in a clearing.

His diligent documentation of these steps was kept in a handwritten diary. The 13-page document details the final days of his ...

In a new cycle of escalating security threats in the eastern arc of the African continent and its adjacent southern regions, the dynamics of local and ...

The Somali state of Puntland is witnessing an escalation of security challenges with an increase in military confrontations against the Islamic State ...

Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural ...

This was certainly not the first time that the fabled ark has been found. Where could the Ark of the Covenant be? It depends ...

Africa is home to over 3,000 different tribes speaking over 2,000 languages. Swahili is the most widely spoken language in Africa, with over 200 million speakers, followed by Yoruba and Igbo.

The country’s former tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are ... second only to Burkina Faso in Africa. The region’s troubles can be traced back to harsh colonial-era laws that were in force ...

A new map has revealed the most common religion in every African country, showing a clear divide between Christianity and Islam across the world’s second largest continent. The map, shared on ...

Hundreds of people came out Wednesday to experience the unique way the Mardi Gras Indian tribes honor Saint Joseph ... The event is rooted in African and Native American influences, with ties ...

STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command was in the political crosshairs even before it stood up 18 years ago in Germany’s automotive capital. From the outset, putting a four-star military ...

Where it is not racked by war, military coups or jihadism, much of Africa is battling economic ... drove across a bridge so new that Google Maps had yet to give it a name). The drive from Abidjan ...