Once the largest country in Africa, Sudan was divided into two distinct regions: the predominantly Arab-Muslim north and the ...

These discoveries suggest that humans were able to live in rainforest before they left Africa, the home of our species. Until ...

More than 307,000 registered voters in Nimba County are expected to head to the polls Tuesday, April 22, for a high-stakes senatorial by-election -- a race that has become a fierce contest over tribal ...

Several tribes in the Upper Midwest are uniting to aid the search for Renzo Bullhead, a missing 20-year-old United Tribes Technical College student. Bullhead, Standing Rock Lakota, was last seen ...

Africa is home to a rich variety of incredible indigenous crops and foods—from nutrient-dense grains and legumes to unique ...

A new study reveals that a distinct North African human lineage lived in the Central Sahara over 7,000 years ago, during the African humid period. This population had been long isolated from other ...

Nigeria's president said on Monday that at least 40 people were killed when Muslim gunmen, believed to be herders, attacked a ...

A new book tells the story of Nathaniel Isaacs, a 19th-century British Jew who played a complicated role in the colonization ...

The second on the list is South African luxury goods tycoon Johann Rupert. His wealth rose 39% to $14 billion (£10.92 billion). Africa's 10 richest people - full list 1. Aliko Dangote 2.

(AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Five children were among eight people who died from cholera in South Sudan after aid cuts are forcing patients to walk for hours to the nearest ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's team of lead poisoning experts remained off the job Tuesday, a week after they were first laid off by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.