The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger. It is a distortion that ...

Remembering the African leader after a Brussels court this week ordered a retired Belgian diplomat stand trial for his 1961 ...

Foreign investors and African capitalists are increasingly investing in Africa's infrastructure, minerals and businesses, driven by demographic growth and improved market integration.

Fighting between M23 militia and Congolese forces spreads across South Kivu province, displacing half a million people and ...

Despite price cut, Ghana cocoa buyers lack funds to buy beans from farmers, sources say Ghana's licensed cocoa buyers lack the funds to buy beans from farmers despite the government's recent move to ...