The continent’s landscape is evolving as large tectonic plates shift. Eventually, the Eastern countries will separate from ...

Jan. 10, 2025 — A new study based on the sampling and analysis of volcanic ash at Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are ...

Feb 7 (EFE) – Artists from several African cities gathered today at Tipo Studio in Nairobi to paint a mural in tribute to the victims of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

None of Zawadi Sifa’s seven children have known life without fear and the constant threat of violence. Her story mirrors that ...

Last year, I worked in Goma for three months as a doctor for a humanitarian organisation, my first mission with the ...

See 12 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.

More than 100 female inmates of an African prison were raped and burned alive during a jailbreak, the United Nations said.

In a terrifying close call, two trash workers narrowly escaped serious injury after an oxygen tank exploded while being ...

Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend Michael Jordan, was arrested in Maitland, Florida, and faces charges including driving under ...

Rwandan-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a city 60 miles (96 ...