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The Zambezi River is one of the largest bodies of water in Africa. It rises in Zambia, then it curves, snake-like on its 2,500km journey first to the west through Angola, skimming Namibia and Botswana, then flowing south along the border between...

Andrew Alexander King will never forget the first time he took on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak and the world's largest freestanding mountain, in 2018.

MSNBC anchor Joy Reid ripped billionaire Elon Musk following his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter on Tuesday evening – alleging the South Africa-born billionaire and Tesla boss wanted the social media platform because he “misses” the country’s...

The vicious epicenter of the war in Ukraine now rests in the scorched cities of the east and the south. But the conflict's reverberations are widening in a way that will leave few people on Earth -- from small-town America to poverty-stricken Africa ...

Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the current head of US Army forces in Europe and Africa has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the top US general in Europe as head of US European Command, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced Tuesday.

Covid-19 cases are spiking in South Africa, and public health experts in the United States are following the data closely, waiting to see what it might reveal about how immunity from previous infections behaves over time.

The New York Times was blasted on Thursday for running a "hit piece" suggesting that Elon Musk's childhood in apartheid South Africa made him indifferent to racism and that it could impact his content moderation policies once he takes control of...

The world-famous nonuplets born to a couple from Mali, West Africa have celebrated their first birthday with a small party at home.

Human-induced climate change made the extreme rainfall that triggered deadly floods in South Africa in April heavier and twice as likely to happen, a rapid analysis published Friday by the World Weather Attribution project shows.

Simon Ateba, the chief White House correspondent for Today News Africa, has been warned by the White House Correspondents Association.

Nestled between Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and Guinea, Liberia is the oldest republic in Africa. But despite its historic legacy, in the minds of many outsiders the West African nation is still more commonly associated with civil war and convicted war...

Germany wants to intensively pursue gas and renewable energy projects with Senegal, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday during his first trip to Africa, against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and its impact on energy and food prices.

The "Finding Nemo" star and "Arrested Development" alum were photographed taking in the sights Marrakesh, Morocco, has to offer.

"Cases of monkeypox have been reported in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia," the CDC wrote in its alert.

Rajesh and Atul Gupta, wanted in South Africa for their alleged involvement in a massive corruption scheme, are awaiting extradition after being arrested in the United Arab Emirates where they are believed to have sought refuge since 2018.

Simiso Buthelezi, a professional boxer from South Africa, is reportedly in a coma after appearing disoriented in his WBF African lightweight title fight against Siphesihle Mntungwa last weekend.

Boxer Simiso Buthelezi has died after a fight in Durban, South Africa, in which he ended the bout seemingly ​disoriented.

A new study has found that Facebook has failed to catch Islamic State group and al-Shabab extremist content in posts aimed at East Africa.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday updated its travel advisory page for Covid-19. Just two new places, both in Africa, joined the crowded "high" risk category.

Arthur Ashe was much more than a gifted athlete on the tennis court: He fought to open doors for African Americans in his sport and was active in the fight to end apartheid in South Africa. He was also deeply engaged in the campaign to de-stigmatize...