François-Xavier Fauvelle’s The Golden Rhinoceros brings the diplomacy of Africa’s ‘Middle Ages’ to life, while also illuminating such fields as commerce, warfare, faith and literary endeavour. The ...

The co-founders of Aduna Capital recognise significant untapped potential in northern Nigeria, a region that encompasses about half of the country’s total population but attracts only a small portion ...

Ever thought of visiting The Gambia, Sierra Leone or Malawi for a holiday? These nations and other African countries, eager to promote themselves as global tourist destinations, are posing this ...

Find the best universities in Africa using Times Higher Education’s data from the World University Rankings and the Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings, and learn how they shine a spotlight on ...

As it became clear that Donald Trump had landed the US presidency for the second time, leaders from across Africa began tweeting their congratulations. "Zimbabwe stands ready to work with you ...

A series of African leaders have congratulated Donald Trump on winning the U.S. presidential election. They include the President of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who said he was looking ...

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 6 (Reuters) - South Africa has temporarily closed its main border crossing with Mozambique over safety concerns, its border authority said on Wednesday, as protests against last ...

Now, criminal wildlife poachers might need to start fearing real rats. Scientists have trained giant African rats to sniff out rhino horns, pangolin scales, elephant tusks and tropical hardwoods – all ...

One of the countries where this is an issue is South Africa. The country has a semi-arid climate, frequent droughts and relatively low average annual rainfall. But households’ experiences of ...

Barnaby Joseph Dye receives funding from the Economic and Social Science Research Council (UK). Biruk Terrefe received funding from the Heinrich Böll Foundation (Germany). Contemporary economic ...

L-R: Belinda Anderson-Hunt, Jessica Stanley, Annabelle Tudor, Cait Spiker, Zachary Pidd and Alexandra Aldrich in ‘Rhinoceros.’ Photo: Darren Gill. First performed in 1959, Rhinoceros is a commentary ...

and the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa, travellers are welcome to visit mother and daughter. They’re also invited to donate to the rescue program or even to “adopt” a northern ...