During the first world war (1914-1918) thousands of African men enlisted to fight for France and Britain were captured and held as prisoners in Germa ...

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has raised the alarm over a surge in abductions and torture cases across East Africa, warning that the trend poses a "direct threat" to regional ...

A slow-moving geological change in East Africa could reshape the continent and the world. Tectonic forces are gradually pulling the African continent apart, potentially creating a new ocean. This ...

The Persian Gulf is emerging as the new hub of globalization, and may be willing to offer African countries deals without Western moralizing or Chinese debt traps.

In a pivotal moment for East Africa's water and climate resilience, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) unveiled its ambitious Strategy 2024-2030 at a high- profile launch event in ...

Books Yet Another British History of Africa The inside account of the dark continent will have to wait for another day.

The M23 rebel group's offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo may be causing one of the region's worst humanitarian crises. But businesses are also feeling the effects of the war, with ...

South Africa’s apartheid government made no effort to disguise its worldview, stating in an official publication that “Israel and South Africa have one thing above all else in common: they are ...

Hundreds of South African servicemen, mostly black, who died during World War One have been honoured with a new memorial in Cape Town after going unrecognised for more than a century.

Hundreds of South African servicemen, mostly black, who died during World War One have been honoured with a new memorial in Cape Town after going unrecognised for more than a century. The 1,772 men ...

“Tanzania has a reputation for peace and stability compared to [other] countries in East Africa,” says Tenda Msinjili, head of banking and finance at law firm Clyde & Co.’s Tanzania office. This puts ...