Across the continent, thousands of Fulani people are holding fast to their ancient customs—while reshaping their traditions ...

When communities are constantly on the move, they lose political power. In Senegal, Awa Sow has radical ideas to change all ...

A new fossil discovery suggests that reptiles lived together 20 million years earlier than previously thought.

Learn about UNHCR’s work in the Southern Africa region, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and our impact.

Learn about UNHCR’s work in the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and our impact.

Minister Gayton McKenzie announces groundbreaking initiatives to repatriate the ancestral remains of Khoi and San people.

The Trump Administration's reasons for resettling Afrikaners echo early U.S. debates about Haiti's independence.

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I think my experience of South Africa has been that one has to keep an optimism and a pessimism together, and neither by ...

Eight million people living with HIV. Just over 6 million on treatment. Behind these big numbers lurk a universe of fascinating epidemiological dynamics. In this special briefing, Spotlight editor ...

Added Jan 16, 2019 at 10:07AM EST by Adam. After the tweet spread, others began using the same map of South America as surreal punchlines to jokes. User @GRAVEMINDS posted a joke that gained over 30 ...

Piri Reis, an Ottoman admiral and cartographer, is renowned for his world map created in 1513, which includes detailed representations of parts of Northern Africa. His work is significant not only ...