A vast plume rising from deep inside Earth may be responsible for mysterious movements along the East African Rift. The discovery reveals how forces deep in the mantle are working alongside shallower ...

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The widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beneath the official celebrations, discussions about what liberation truly means continue to unfold across Africa [File: Getty ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Much of the world takes daily weather forecasts for granted. But most of Africa’s 1.3 billion people live with little advance knowledge of what’s to come. That can be both deadly and ...

The vision of a "borderless Africa" is one of unity and shared prosperity for the continent. It is rooted in the ideals of the pan-Africanist movement. There are contradictions, however, between those ...

In Lusaka, Zambia, power cuts can last eight hours a day. In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, factories sit idle for want of reliable electricity. Yet across Africa, trucks line up to haul ...

Midway through South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s term, the June 2024 Korea–Africa Summit marked a milestone in Yoon’s continuing efforts to strengthen South Korea’s position on the African ...

Broadcasters from more than 45 African countries, meeting this week in the Cameroonian capital of Yaounde, said radio reigns supreme over all other mass media on the continent, including TV, internet, ...

A mixture of poetry, plays, memoirs, and novels awaits the reader, showcasing the best of Africa and the diaspora this year. A much-anticipated translation from Portuguese and a second effort by multi ...

An SA 342 Gazelle utility helicopter with the French Forces in Djibouti makes an aerial pass during a ground and air display near Arta Range, Djibouti, Jan. 15, 2022. The SA 342 Gazelle is a light, ...