Cathay Williams defied the odds as the first African-American woman to enlist in the U.S. Army, disguising herself as a man ...

Seven years after her breakout hit, "Icy Grl," singer and rapper Saweetie still hasn’t released her debut album. But with a fresh perspective on work ethic (she's "dating her career") and a healthy ...

February 3, 2025 • Many Africans were caught off guard by the abrupt halt to U.S. foreign aid, stopping money flowing for wide-ranging projects like disease response, girls' education and free ...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's foreign ministry said on Monday that its expropriation act was not exceptional, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would cut off funding to ...

Trump, Hosting Israel’s Leader, Says Palestinians Should Leave Gaza “They have no alternative right now” but to leave, President Trump said shortly before he welcomed Prime Minister Benjamin ...

As January comes to a close, San Antonio is preparing for a vibrant series of events to celebrate Black History Month. Lisa Jackson from the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum ...

Thousands of children in the northern Nigerian city of Kano are struggling to survive on the streets.

An Integrated, Prosperous and Peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena.

Keanu Ferreira launched Ferreira Fresh, a South African fruit and vegetable supplier, in 2016 from the back of a hotel kitchen in Johannesburg. The founders of Ziweto Enterprises have capitalised on ...

Gaw has rescued more than 2,500 pugs in South Africa over the years after she and her husband sold their house, lived in a trailer home for a while and generally reset their lives to help as many ...

The buritis, or moriche palms, are fighting for their lives in the streambed now lined with scorched earth. For two years now ...