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On 26 April 2024, Tanzania celebrated 60 years of the union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The union, which created the present-day United Republic of Tanzania, stands out among the longest lasting political arrangements of its kind in Africa, and has shaped the country’s construction of national identity. Nicodemus Minde, who…

President Joe Biden is welcoming Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House to kick off a three-day state visit

Kenyan President William Ruto is this week making the first state visit to the US by an African leader in 15 years. The crisis in Haiti, where Kenya has pledged troops to quel gang violence, is topping the agenda – as are trade and security partnerships.

The pills for adults and school-aged kids aren't the right dose for preschoolers. Plus they taste bad. Now there's a new pill for little ones — but it seems like an uphill battle to get it to them.

Into the Wild: Independent safari explorers plot up at dirt-cheap campsites by night, and have the reserve — and the wildlife — to themselves by day, in Southern Africa.

In 2018, a weather satellite captured a massive thunderstorm cloud in the shape of a jellyfish. The bizarre cloud was the result of a meteorological phenomenon gone wrong.

With UFC Africa in the works, Zimbabwe's Themba Gorimbo thinks the math adds up for him to serve as one half of the main event.

The US plans to withdraw military forces from Niger by September 15 as part of a broader strategy to reduce its presence in Africa.

For Sona Jobarteh, Africa's first woman to play the sacred kora professionally, breaking with tradition has not been easy.