About 220,000 years ago, a meteor slammed into a corner of South Africa creating the Tswaing Crater. Today, it's a hotbed of wildlife and exotic vegetation, drawing tourists from all over the world.

Massive migrations of wildebeests have fallen in recent years, casualties of human-built fences, roads and cities. Now, analysis of the magnificent animals’ genomes reveals that those barriers ...

Save the Children has worked in Africa for more than 60 years. Today, with millions of children and families in Africa already struggling to cope with the impacts of conflict and climate change, ...

Security and Governance. Africa’s security and governance landscape is constantly in flux, from military coups to civil war to violent non-state actors. The CSIS Africa Program anticipates how these ...

Christianity first arrived in North Africa, in the 1st or early 2nd century AD. The Christian communities in North Africa were among the earliest in the world. Legend has it that Christianity was ...

Wonder Land: If you were an adversary looking at a U.S. uncertainty about its global leadership, what would you do? Answer: Up the ante—which is exactly what Iran, Russia and others are doing.

Three essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the news from Africa. Hosted by Audrey Brown. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday. Show more Three ...

Ahmed Hafnaoui's defence of his men's 400m freestyle title at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is in doubt because of injury. Pienaar to 'earn stripes' before thinking of Ulster return 'I don't trust ...

South Africa is a middle-income emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; and a stock exchange ...

Under the vast skies of northern Arizona lies Roden Crater, the site of a colossal environmental art piece in the making by ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond. South Africa's ruling party defends its decision to invite Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF to the country. The couple's visit to ...