Africa, the second-largest and second-most-populous continent globally, comprises 54 countries, each with its unique culture, ...

The Berbers are native to Northern Africa and are descended from pre-Arab people, whereas the Hausa are mostly located in Western Africa and are the continent's largest ethnic group. The Yoruba ...

Through North Africa, Christianity was embraced as the ... In the interior of the continent most people continued to practice their own religions undisturbed until the 19th century.

UNHCR supports refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs) and returning refugees and IDPs by providing multisectoral assistance to those most in need. The Middle East and North Africa Civil Society ...

In recent months, millions of people across North Africa and the Middle East have taken to the streets in protest against their governments. There are strong parallels with the Arab revolutions that a ...

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s foreign ministry says that a Spanish man has been kidnapped in an unspecified northern African country, while Spanish media report that the man is being held by a ...