Nearly six million people in Somalia, almost a third of the country's population, need humanitarian aid this year, the United Nations said Wednesday as it launched a $1.43 billion funding appeal.

The M23 rebel group in Democratic Republic of Congo has seized the eastern town of Minova, a main supply route for the provincial capital Goma, a local governor and a rebel leader said on Tuesday as ...

Vietnam’s apparent reluctance to share DNA samples of smuggled horns with South Africa – the country with the largest remaining populations of rhinos in the world, albeit decimated by a relentless wav ...

A local official reports the M23 rebel group has seized the eastern town of Minova, a main supply route for the provincial capital Goma after forcing out government troops. The Tutsi-led group has ...

African leaders’ authoritarian practices, domestic power struggles and governance failures have undermined efforts to create ...

A spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) has been documented in Egypt for the first time in over 5,000 years, according to a new ...

The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has released its seasonal climate forecast for March to May (MAM) 2025, indicating that most parts of the Greater Horn of Africa are likely ...

The disastrous conflict in Sudan is pushing the country deeper into chaos. Work to halt it has never been more urgent. To get talks going, mediators may need to present a notional picture of what the ...

Unprecedented sighting of a spotted hyena in Egypt after thousands of years: what this means for the changing ecosystem and ...

Scientists have discovered a new Cretaceous-era dinosaur species by examining photos of a fossil lost during an allied air ...

Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned three ships — a stealth frigate INS (Indian Naval Ship) Nilgiri, a ...

While the United States isn't specifically required to help North Korea, an important part of the U.S. Navy's ongoing mission ...