Open-cast mining, where coal is dug out of the ground through a giant, open pit, destroys habitats. South Africa has many of ...

The cuts are expected to undo decades of efforts to save lives, pull people out of poverty, combat terrorism and promote human rights in Africa, the world’s youngest, fastest-growing continent.

Roughly 8,000-year-old remains unearthed from present-day Tunisia held a surprise: European hunter-gatherer ancestry.

Historian Christa Kuljian and paleoanthropologist Dipuo Kgotleng talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the ...

A new play about anti-apartheid icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela seeks to highlight the struggles of Black women in South Africa who had to wait years for their husbands’ return from exil ...

A new play about anti-apartheid icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela seeks to highlight the struggles of Black women in South ...

Here are some facts about the African nation of Lesotho. February 28, 2025 • A Palestinian man serving 18 life sentences for a pair of bus bombings in 2004 speaks to NPR days after his release.

Tribes in Arizona are working to preserve their languages before elders die and take the knowledge with them. One tribe created a phone app to help speakers. As Native language programs flourish ...

ODM leader Raila Odinga's recent MoU with President William Ruto continues to face resistance from a section of Kenyans. A ...

The resumption of hostilities since the M23 (March 23 Movement) rebel group resurged and captured territories in the eastern ...

South Africa beat England by seven wickets in Lahore to reach Champions Trophy semifinals while eliminating Afghanistan. Australia reach Champions Trophy semifinals after washout with Afghanistan ...