As of early 2025, favorability of the governing African National Congress and optimism about the economy are both up since before the 2024 election.

Africa’s economic growth is hinging on creating 1 billion jobs by the end of the century. Where will it find them?

Nigeria will play DR Congo on Sunday with the winner to represent Africa in the World Cup inter-confederation play-offs. On ...

Control over water underpins national security, economic stability and social wellbeing, as disputes over rivers from ...

For decades, one African country has been missing from every map. This investigation takes you inside 50 hours in the ...

Lydia Polgreen speaks to the former New York Times bureau chief Howard W. French about the cost of not engaging with Africa.

Picture this: you’re planning your perfect beach vacation, scrolling through crystal-clear waters and pristine shores. Then ...

Once isolated insurgencies in remote deserts and jungles have turned into full-blown wars of terror, turning several regions ...

A host of countries in Africa have seen more political unrest, violent extremism, and democratic reversals since 2020 than in ...

A country that doesn’t exist on a map? It’s real, and we spent 50 hours there exploring its hidden wonders. Get ready for an adventure like no other!

The scale of Simandou is staggering. It’s the world’s largest untapped iron ore deposit, with estimated reserves of at least 3 billion tons ...

A well-armed jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda is closing in on Bamako, the capital of Mali. The country’s military junta and their Russian partners are struggling to counter the jihadis, who ...