When one considers the ongoing conflicts in Africa, thoughts of war, unrest and political instability often come to mind. Despite numerous initiatives aimed at fostering peace, including the ...

It is known as the Richat Structure, or the Eye of the Sahara, and is one of Africa’s most unusual natural ... and it has since been captured in many satellite images. Despite its remote ...

The don said: “The university is seeking to form partnership and collaboration with universities in West Africa and when we were scoping out for universities, OAU fit into our mission.

(Photo by Han Xu/Xinhua via Getty Images) Infrastructure: Building the Future Infrastructure development defined Africa’s progress in 2024. Lagos advanced its rail mass transit system under ...

Millions of years from now, northern Africa could be home to a new ocean, as tectonic plates pull apart along the East African Rift System, according to scientists. Experts have long known that ...

Forced displacement has always been high on the agenda of the AU, and the Organization for African Unity (OAU) that preceded it. Under their watch, landmark treaties on refugees and on internal ...

Influential leaders and movements championed it, notably in the wave of African liberation between the 1950s and 1970s. The formation of the Organization of African Unity in 1963 marked a critical ...

The crucial discovery illustrates a potentially game-changing solution to slash the cost of fixing Africa’s most excruciating problem: the lack of clean water. Water scarcity is an insidious ...

Senior Associate at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law and Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University, Georgetown University Lawrence O. Gostin is the Director of the ...

Underwood Archives/Getty Images. The vision of a “borderless Africa” is one of unity and shared prosperity for the continent. It is rooted in the ideals of the pan-Africanist movement.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Shukri Osman Muse, 25, gets ready to ride her horse in Somalia's capital city Mogadishu on Friday. She believes ...