The twin explosions were the deadliest terrorist attack in the country in five years and underscored the growing threat posed by the terrorist group Al Shabab.

Maybe the walls are disguising the undiscovered burial chamber of Nefertiti. Or “maybe it’s Al Capone’s safe.”

The attack comes as the newly elected government battles terrorist activity with a series of new measures aimed at the terrorist group Al Shabab.

A new administration in Somalia has launched an offensive against Al Shabab, which are also facing an uprising from local militias.

By counting the facial neurons in African savanna and Asian elephants, researchers made a discovery about the animals’ trunks.

President Cyril Ramaphosa presented measures that would place even himself and his cabinet under scrutiny. But some analysts question whether the plan will be carried out.

Delegations from both sides have traveled to South Africa for the first formal negotiations since the civil war erupted nearly two years ago.

Demonstrators had taken to the streets, demanding that the ruling military junta stick to its promises to hold elections.

Despite being called “immoral” by some politicians, this year’s Nyege Nyege festival celebrated diversity and innovation in contemporary African music.

Citing national security, Britain wants to stop its retired military pilots from accepting lucrative contracts to train members of the People’s Liberation Army.

A new study shows that domesticated bananas have genetic markers tying them to three types of wild bananas that have not yet been found.

The country is experiencing its worst floods in years, largely because of heavy rains caused by climate change.

Yale University Art Gallery maps the surviving work of the Yoruban carver in his 50-year career bridging ritual and modern art. Attention is long overdue.

In a Congolese national park, great apes of different species interact socially, with individuals clearly recognizing one another.

The small African nation has positioned itself as an altruistic partner of wealthier countries seeking to curb migration. But experts say Rwanda’s human rights record makes it no refuge for asylum seekers.

Months of discreet American diplomacy have failed to stop the fighting in northern Ethiopia. Now, the civil war is plunging into its most alarming phase yet.

Paul Siguqa grew up hating wineries because his mother toiled in their fields. But last year he opened the only fully Black-owned vineyard in Franschhoek, one of South Africa’s most prestigious wine towns.

A land of thwarted potential, the country fends off outside influences, political change and some of its own history.

“I arrived here and I hear, ‘Russia and Ukraine are one people,’” Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, said in Senegal on the first stop of his 10-day trip across Africa.

Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, who announced a coup on Friday, was greeted by dozens of protesters in the capital, Ouagadougou. Many of them said they wanted Russia to help the country tackle a security crisis.