A near-impenetrable plateau in Central Africa allowed elephants to hide from humans for years. The same landscape could also be their savior.

Diplomats in the Gulf fret about a “fragmented, unstable state” plagued by militias and chaos. The fear is that both myths about Iran prove incorrect: that a weak, unpopular regime is less durable ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa's top regional body opened its annual summit on Saturday in Ethiopia to discuss the future of the continent of some 1.4 billion people, as the organization faces ...

In Doha the other week, many people told me they were traveling onward to New Delhi for the India Art Fair, which ran February 5–9; few said they were headed to Marrakech for the similarly timed 1-54 ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Though East Africa used to be more of a savanna than a desert, it has dried out over the millennia. With less water in the lakes, especially Lake ...

Songs Of Conquest is a turn-based strategy adventure game that fuses RPG, tactical combat and kingdom management. Songs Of Conquest is a turn-based strategy game where players can build their kingdoms ...

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture. That momentum will be on display ...

New World Bank report calls for more investment in better waste management and circular economy WASHINGTON, January 27, 2026 — The Middle East and North Africa region generates more waste per person ...

The world-famous parks and reserves of Kenya and Tanzania offer some of the planet’s most awe-inspiring wildlife encounters. Each year, an estimated 1.5 million wildebeest travel across Serengeti ...

It’s been decades since I read a book as compelling as Prof Mahmood Mamdani’s extraordinary tour de force on Uganda. For most open-minded readers, this book, Slow Poison, will shake some deeply ...

Nedbank’s bid for a majority stake in Kenya’s NCBA Group is the latest and most aggressive move in what analysts call the South African banking ‘safari’ into East Africa.