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Critics say most people in Africa’s third-largest oil-producing nation have not seen benefits from that natural wealth.

A 2024 astronaut photo shows a rare "sunglint" shining off Lake Iro and a nearby zig-zagging river in Chad. The shimmering bodies of water were likely both shaped by an ancient meteor impact.

South Africa is seeking new markets in Africa and Asia as it negotiates with the United States over looming 30-percent trade tariffs, which could cost around 30,000 jobs, officials said Monday.

Disney characters come from places all over the world. Some live in magical kingdoms, others in spots that feel a lot like the real world. And often, those castles, forests, and faraway lands are inspired by actual places - from quiet villages in France to jungles deep in Africa.

Women across west Africa have a life expectancy of 59. In a rare project, Sylvia Arthur set out to give voice to those who have lived beyond expectation, whose experiences have been largely overlooked

Alessandro Arduino has researched Africa’s security affairs with a particular focus on the use of private military companies and other guns-for-hire across the continent. In his latest book, Money for Mayhem, Arduino examines how military privatisation intersects with international power dynamics. Drawing on fieldwork, interviews and firsthand data, he tracks…

The failure of many development initiatives has led some scholars, especially those associated with the post-development and decolonial schools of thought, to call for alternatives to development.

A lawyer says five men who were deported by the United States to Eswatini last month had served their criminal sentences before they were sent to a prison in the African country

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