"We were pleased by your choice to contribute to the Gir'inka programme, because in the Genocide, the killers did not just take Tutsi's lives, they also slaughtered cows," she noted. "Gir'inka ...

From its modest opening in 1872 to its evolution to a regional zoo with a global mission, here are some important events in the zoo's history.

In a career spanning over three decades, Ambassador Vincent Karega has witnessed Rwanda's transformation from a poverty-stricken country devastated by the Genocide against the Tutsi into a beacon of ...

Residents of Nyarugunga Sector, Kicukiro District, donated cows and livestock care tools to two genocide survivors in Bisesero, an area that saw one of the brutal massacres in the 1994 Genocide ...

South Africa's rangelands have always had great value ... Replacing a diverse group of wild animals with a single species of grazer, such as cattle, is the reason generally given for degradation.

May 21 (UPI) -- Cows stranded in a Swiss village under threat of rockslide were airlifted to safety via helicopter. The ...

At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.

Bujumbura - Burundi's ruling party is purging ethnic Tutsi army officers in a campaign of repression, a human rights group says, accusing the international community of inaction amid deadly political ...

As the Catholic Church prepares for its May 14 conclave, anticipation surges throughout Africa where many faithful harbor hopes for the first African pope in more than 1,500 years. The possibility ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ former point man on migrants has drawn criticism by saying in an article published Sunday that some African cardinals make him “shudder” and that he believes ...

Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has called for the immediate implementation of lifestyle audits and mandatory asset declarations for all members of South Africa’s judiciary ...