Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

Strategic interests link Israel and Iran to African states. Analysts say threats loom for volatile African nations if the Iran-Israel confrontation escalates.

Africa loses an estimated $88.6 billion annually to illicit financial flows (IFFs), the equivalent of nearly four percent of ...

A research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has released Africa's first high-resolution rice distribution map, featuring a resolution ...

Somaliland is offering the U.S. use of a strategic Horn of Africa port in exchange for recognition of its statehood. In ...

This article offers a thought-provoking analysis of the African Union's call for reparations and its potential impact on ...

A newly released map from The World in Maps highlights the persistent threat of maritime piracy in some of the world’s busiest shipping corridors, with the Gulf of Guinea, Horn of Africa, and the ...

South Africa has launched a plan to rebuild the Kruger National Park’s white rhino population — from around 2 000 to 12 000 within the next decade — using technology. The project aims to monitor rhino ...

Swarms of desert locusts are moving across parts of North Africa. With unusually heavy rains in late 2024 supporting growth of vegetation, and rising temperatures since February 2025 speeding their ...

Donald Trump has overseen nearly as many air strikes in the first five months of his second term as Joe Biden launched in his ...

The U.S. government has approved the possible Foreign Military Sale to Norway of nine HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue ...

From DNA sequencing to fingerprint analysis, forensic scientists are using groundbreaking new tools to stop animal smugglers—one gorilla handprint at a time.