Africa is gradually splitting in two. As with most geological processes, it unfolds at a glacial pace over millions of years, ...

An overhead view of the East African Rift, with a river in a cultivated valley flanked by steep cliffs A giant rift is slowly tearing Africa, the second-largest continent, apart. This depression — ...

Africa is the last stand for wildlife. That is how Peter and Corie Knights describe the continent they have devoted their lives to protecting — one of the last places on Earth where large animals ...

Africa can now rely on the services of a satellite constellation tailored for the continent to provide reliable data over a wide range of essential human activities and for the protection of the ...

Yet despite its apparent absurdity, its journey is a reminder of how few modern boats ply African waterways, and how much ...

The history of Africa Day is deeply rooted in the liberation movements that marked the 20th century. The starting point was in 1958, when the Congress of African States was held for the first time, a ...

The textbook version of human evolution has long held that Homo erectus was the pioneering species to venture beyond Africa's borders around 1.8 million years ago. However, new analysis of five skulls ...

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has urged South Africa not to allow United States President Donald Trump to isolate the ...

The decision to move the Africa Cup of Nations away from its traditional two-year cycle has continued to divide opinion, with Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan speaking out strongly against the change.