Soccer shirts depicting the disputed Western Sahara as part of Morocco violated rules against political messaging, a court ...

A new map of Africa that uses strontium could help descendants of the transatlantic slave trade to finally trace their roots ...

France has given up most of its military footprint across west Africa with astonishing speed. By the end of the year, the only remaining French base in Africa will be in Djibouti. Driven by ...

As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

Algeria again used the latest decision of the TAS to disseminate misleading claims against Morocco’s territorial integrity.

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West Africa has been home to some great kingdoms ... Musa gave away gold to people he met on his route. Image caption, This map shows Mansa Musa with an Arab traveller. Mansa Musa is wearing ...

A total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, 2025, will be visible across Earth's night side. See detailed maps of where and when to watch the dramatic 'Blood Moon'.

Is it too late, asked Le Pays (Ouagadougou): have we "reached the point of no return" for another catastrophic conflict in Africa? Last week, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda were ...

The United States is a secure power. Situated in a hemispheric citadel, and protected by wide oceans, the US could ...