The Garifuna, a distinctive ethnic group, are the descendants of a fusion of Carib, African, and Arawak heritage. Their origin can be traced to the intermarriage of indigenous Amerindian inhabitants ...

LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Nearly half of Africa's citizens live in a country where governance has worsened over the past decade, as deteriorating security erodes progress, according to a new report.

Last year, Uber launched its first e-bike fleet in Africa on Nairobi’s streets. In the first six months of this year the number of registered EVs in Kenya tripled. Similar trends are apparent in ...

This piece is part of the series A Human Rights Agenda for the Next U.S. Administration, which outlines WOLA’s priorities for ...

Africa’s working-age population is growing faster than any other region, driven by progress in child survival over the last two decades. Yet, Sub-Saharan Africa invests less in education per capita ...

Birthrates, and the decisions couples make about family size, are changing across Africa. By Ruth Maclean Photographs by Yagazie Emezi Ruth Maclean and Yagazie Emezi traveled to Kano, Nigeria’s ...

South Africa is a middle-income emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; and a stock exchange ...

LITTLETON, Colorado, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Africa may be set to transform itself from a relative clean-energy laggard into a power-sector pioneer. African power firms have plans to dramatically ...

AI is being marshalled in multiple fields on the African continent, which contains some of the poorest countries in the world: in Zambia, to help improve medical diagnostics; in Kenya, to enable ...

Global warming intensified the rainy season in many African countries in 2024, sparking deadly floods, according to scientists. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) network said on Wednesday that ...

Elba, whose parents hail from Sierra Leone and Ghana, is on a mission to transform the entertainment industry in Africa. His vision is ambitious. Elba aims to build film studios across Africa ...

Africa may not always register on the average traveler's radar, but those who visit have the chance to experience the perfect blend of ancient and modern, wild and urban, and East and West.