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Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu is lending his support to a campaign to ensure the rights of older people. The Nobel…

There is abundant evidence that poorer people in Africa are now using the Internet. In South Africa, many new users…

The Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, where 67 people were killed in an attack by al-Shabaab militants, has reopened. Gunmen…

A water filter that absorbs anything from copper and fluoride to bacteria, viruses and pesticides has won a prestigious innovation…

Djibouti and Ethiopia have completed a railway linking their two capitals, with the hope that the link might eventually extend…

In the mid-1980s, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was officially exporting up to 130,000 tons of coffee per…

Twenty-six African countries have launched a framework to create a free trade area by integrating three trade blocs to boost…

Samori Touré was a great warrior, a natural leader and an empire builder. But he is perhaps best remembered, and…

CLUES This attraction is part of Africa’s largest conservation area. The name of this area translates literally as “dead-end marsh.”…

As Africa enjoys unprecedented economic growth, coastal countries hope to reap the rewards of what is being called the “blue…