Africa

How TASK Innovations GmbH, led by Thomas Kopp, is reshaping logistics and supply chains in Africa, focusing on sustainability and growth.

The Good News International Ministries was exposed as a doomsday cult when authorities found mass graves for members who had starved themselves to death.

Chocolate manufacturers are looking at new recipes as climate change and farmgate prices continue to increase price of cocoa beans.

As well as facing major challenges as entrepreneurs, women in Africa are facing marital rape, female genital mutilation and child marriage.

These accusations surfaced after the Home Office included care workers in the UK's shortage occupation list in 2022, aimed at addressing the 165,000 vacancies in care homes and domiciliary care.

The study highlights the grim reality that girls in the region face a higher likelihood of succumbing to childbirth complications than completing their education.

Cameroon, a country in Central Africa with a high malaria burden, has been chosen as the starting point for the vaccine rollout.

Ahonsi Unuigbe, Chief Executive Officer of Petralon Energy and Chair of the Nigerian Exchange Group

The African-led trial was initiated in December 2020 but came to an early halt last month. Its conclusive findings are to be released in 2024.

The extreme weather has been attributed to the El Niño weather phenomenon.

The United Nations Conference on Trade Development has shed light on how investing in African countries could help in tackling global supply chain disruptions.

Around 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine have been assigned to 12 countries after they proved effective in a pilot study started in 2019.

The UK is supporting Africa and the Caribbean through the climate crisis. Catastrophic climate events that occur in Africa and the Caribbean include droughts, hurricanes, floods, cyclones, landslides and earthquakes.

A team of researchers has been able to unearth a strain of bacteria responsible for the infamous Black Death plague that occurred 4,000 years ago.

The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) has given more than 5.5 million girls an education in Africa. The organisation tackles poverty and gender inequality. CAMFED allows women and girls to "unlock their power," and lead.

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry has appeared before the UK Defence Committee to discuss the security risks posed by the climate crisis.

Five people have died while three others are being treated for the Marburg disease in Tanzania, confirmed the state's health ministry.

As many as 43,000 people may have died in Somalia last year due to the ongoing drought in the country.

29 year old software engineer Nelly Cheboi up-cycles old computers discarded in America to teach young Kenyans digital skills and open new worlds for them,.

German companies want to boost their activities in Africa next year, especially in areas such as green hydrogen and liquefied natural gas, with 43% planning to increase investment in the continent, a survey seen by Reuters on Tuesday showed.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Monday set out his long-term vision for UK foreign policy, urging a move towards new partnerships in Latin America, Asia and Africa.

Prince Harry reportedly would have preferred to see Archie running barefoot with other children there.

Burundi's parliament on Wednesday swore in a new prime minister a week after President Evariste Ndayishimiye warned that some unnamed people were plotting to overthrow his government.

A generation before the Gold Coast became Ghana, local photographer J.K.

A ship carrying wheat from Ukraine to the drought-stricken Horn of Africa docked on Tuesday, the United Nations said, the first to make the journey since the Russian invasion six months ago.

Calls for restraint after fighting returns to Ethiopia

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were out on a public engagement when the fire happened in Archie's nursery.

Europe's thirst for oil and gas to replace sanctioned Russian supply is reviving interest in African energy projects that were shunned due to costs and climate change concerns, industry executives and African officials said.

Poland's 5.5-metre tall steel barrier, built on its border with Belarus, was meant to be a European version of former U.S.

First ever 'Africa Fashion' exhibition opens in London