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Explore the legendary wealth and influence of Mansa Musa, ruler of Mali, whose net worth surpassed modern billionaires. Discover his impact on trade, educa...

Plans to establish a regional parliament for southern Africa are gaining momentum. On 11 July 2024, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed the agreement to transform the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum into a parliament. The DRC became the 12th Southern African Development Community (SADC) member state to…

Across Africa, agricultural producers are turning to digital solutions to get information about farming methods, market access or financial services. By 2022, there were 666 of these solutions operating on the continent, the highest number among all low- and medium-income regions.

The dominance of western methodology in research conducted in Africa continues to preoccupy academics. The result, they argue, has been the silencing of Indigenous knowledge. Indigenous ways of knowing are not making the contribution they could to the knowledge ecosystem. Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba and Zainab Monisola Olaitan have researched the…

After a dispute with the French gymnastics federation, the 17-year-old made history for Africa at the Paris Games in her home country.

Harry Hepworth is a bronze medalist in the men’s vault on his Olympic debut after a tense eight-man final on Sunday afternoon

Kaylia Nemour makes history as the first Algerian gymnast to win Olympic gold, inspiring athletes across Africa.

Young people between the ages of 18 and 35 make up two-thirds of Africa’s population. The number is expected to reach 75% by 2030. They live in an environment of rapid urbanisation, high unemployment rates and poor state services. These are some of the factors that incline young people towards…

The ensemble, made up of musicians from across Africa, will perform in public for only the second time as part of world orchestra week at the legendary New York venue