The Opuntia stricta cactus, known as the erect prickly pear, was introduced to East Africa as an ornamental plant from...

The local government of Cross River State in south-eastern Nigeria plans to build a gigantic highway through the rainforest. Its...

Seychelles celebrates its 40th Independence Day anniversary. The island nation got its independence from Great Britain in 1976 after decades...

Xavier Gutherz, the French archeologist who brought Laas Geel to the world's attention in 2002, says it is one of...

Amakhosi have made new appointments to beef up their technical department and squad as the transfer window opens. John Painstil...

In this VOA report, Ricci Shryock describes how colorful car rapides represent an iconic mode of public transportation in Dakar,...

Living in a famous dumpsite for car wrecks, in the Ivorian capital, young and proud mechanics, many illiterate, are recycling...

The Institute for the Healing of Memories, based in Cape Town, South Africa, "seeks to contribute to the healing journey...

Demonstrations erupted in Tshwane after the African National Congress announced Thoko Didiza as its preferred mayoral candidate. This Photo Essay...

In 2015, exports from South Africa to the EU28 totalled more than $17.1 billion, representing some 21% of South Africa's...