Popular singer, Yemi Alade, has long been a shining star in afrobeats circles, but beyond her music, she has built a reputation as a cultural ambassador, earning her the name ‘Mama Africa’, one who ...

As an urban planner, Marina Martos Dabel was dreaming about adding an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, long before she and her husband, Dr. Pascal Dabel, purchased ...

Different African communities have developed distinct hairstyles that have crossed the Atlantic into the western world and ...

Morocco to start Africa Cup of Nations as host in a group with Mali, Zambia and Comoros Spain’s Foreign Ministry said last week that a Spanish man had been kidnapped in an unspecified northern African ...

We would like to thank the World Economic Forum and especially Professor Klaus Schwab for giving South Africa this opportunity to outline our objectives and priorities for the G20 Summit that will be ...

In the fall of 2024, three major exhibitions dedicated to African fashion history opened on the East Coast. The catalyst was Dr. Christine Checinska's seminal 2022 “Africa Fashion” exhibit in ...

In a sign of the importance Russia places in its relationships in Africa, Vladimir Putin met Thursday with Touadéra in Moscow, in what were the Russian president’s first international talks ...

The continent's most electrified nations, concentrated largely in North Africa but including South Africa, Ghana, and Kenya, boast higher urbanization rates, attract more investment, and foster ...

Women's cricket in Africa is strongest in the south of the continent, and there are pockets of growth and progress in the east. But now, for the first time, the west will have a presence at a ...

WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task.

Meanwhile, emerging markets like Africa heavily rely on secondhand clothing imports, but 30% to 40% of these items are deemed unusable upon arrival, leading to environmental degradation due to ...