The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Thrips are tiny insects – their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they cause to crops is anything but small. A 2021 research paper found that in Indonesia “the damage to red chilli plants caused by thrips infestation ranges…

The partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025, will be seen from North America, Europe, Russia and parts of Africa.

For generations, collard greens have formed an important part of African and African-diaspora diets around the world.

The African penguin population has plummeted astronomically thanks to overfishing, climate change and other threats

Lawmakers in South Africa have laid out plans to shore up the budgets for health and defense but also put up value added tax by 0.5%, a move that will raise the cost of living

The Neolithic period began in southwest Asia around 12,000 years ago. It marked a major shift in human history as societies transitioned from hunting and gathering to farming. This sparked migrations across Europe and dramatically reshaped the continent’s gene pool.

People with albinism face widespread discrimination in many sub-Saharan African countries. In Tanzania, this minority has been subjected to extreme forms of violence. The government’s failure to protect their rights prompted the filing of a case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The case was brought by…

The US president is making energy deals with Japan and Ukraine, and in Africa has even touted resurrecting coal

The ultramarathon runner is set to run a 3,000km mountainous trail which spans the length of New Zealand