A century ago, colonial borders divided the Borgu people between Benin and Nigeria. Today, soccer is reuniting them.

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago.

Since the mid-1800s, human activities have rapidly facilitated the spread of rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV), a pathogen that infects rice, far and wide across Africa, according to a new study led ...

The Trump administration is making changes to U.S. policy toward Africa. These changes — including dissolving the U.S. Agency for International Development and its programs in Africa — have direct and ...

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.

Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff hikes on US imports mark a seismic shift in global trade, dealing a harsh blow to Africa in particular. Here is a country-by-country overview.

Duterte’s bloody drug war was really a war on the poor The former Philippine president’s crimes have finally caught up with him. But his war was never about the drugs ...

Inequality destroys benefits of positive economic growth for the poor, South African district-level data reveals by University of Johannesburg Editors' notes ...

Narrated by Henry Fonda. "Civil War: A Poor Man's Fight" explores the internal struggles of Union private Henry Fleming during the Civil War, as he grapples with fear, bravery, and the reality of ...