Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger made the announcement that they will be leaving the International Criminal Court, an intergovernmental organization…
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina said he had fled the country out of fear for his safety after a section of…
Mauritania, a nation on the western fringe of the Sahara, is the last country in the world to abolish slavery…
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the most decorated 100-meter sprinter in history, formally announced her retirement from Track and Field this week. It…
West African deportees announced their plans to sue the government of Ghana over “unlawful detention.” Eleven out of 14 deportees…
German soccer star Mesut Ozil announced this week he is quitting the men’s national team over what he considers racist…
The government of Zambia has recently announced that it will seek additional compensation for those affected by a toxic spill…
Kenyans paid tribute to former President Mwai Kibaki in a state funeral service Friday. Kibaki passed last Friday. He was…
In a series of partial results released earlier this week, voters in Guinea provided overwhelming support for a new constitution…
You can barely turn on the television without running into a cooking show—from Master Chef to Hell’s Kitchen, Top Chef…
The midwife donned her latex gloves and placed her measuring tape flat against the young pregnant woman’s exposed belly. It…
By the 1400s, the Kongo Kingdom was one of the most powerful on the planet. According to Professor Henry Louis…