According to official estimates, about 5 million people are bitten by snakes each year. About 120,000 die, and some 400,000 ...

In the wake of Nubank's investment in the South African fintech Tyme, it's time to re-examine the growth of mobile money on ...

Turn into Tatu City on the outskirts of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, and it feels like entering a different world. Even the ...

The Sahel region of Africa, between the Sahara and the tropical savannahs to the south, has emerged as a significant base of ...

But there is no reason to catastrophise or give up hope. If other continents can prosper, so can Africa. It is time its ...

Most of the population growth expected over the rest of the 21st century is expected to take place in Africa. These new ...

The French territory of Mayotte was put on red alert Saturday as another cyclone headed toward the islands off Africa that ...

In Benin, a Kokou initiate - a devotee of the warrior god in traditional religion - is covered in red palm oil mixed with ...

South African police have rescued 26 migrants, believed to be from Ethiopia, who had been held captive in a house in ...

China's top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Sunday, maintaining a 35-year-long tradition, to quietly ...

Going back to the days of the Cold War, many Africans studied in the Soviet Union and later Russia. They’re now among ...

South Africa has earned a seventh successive win after beating Pakistan by 10 wickets on day four of the second test in Cape ...