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

Africa seems to be the only continent today that is regularly referred to as a "country." It bristles me every time I hear it said. It’s reminiscent of Ronald Reagan’s chatter with the press aboard ...

The obstacles before us are not roadblocks but raw materials for transformation. Leadership is the art of turning scarcity ...

But by many measures, African countries are failing to meet their transformation goals in terms of diversification, export competitiveness, technological upgrading, and productivity. Indeed, human ...

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 ...

Africa is the last stand for wildlife. That is how Peter and Corie Knights describe the continent they have devoted their ...

October's shocking events in Tanzania offer a snapshot of some of the tensions which have shaped a difficult year for African ...

Collective effort: Africa is already home to continent-wide physics and astronomy societies (Courtesy: Canadian Space Agency). Physicists in Africa have today launched a cross-continent society to ...

Africa's case fatality rate is now at 2.6%, higher than the global average. LONDON -- The reported death toll from COVID-19 in Africa surpassed 100,000 on Friday, as the world's second-largest and ...