Hundreds of women carry cross-border trade on their heads and backs every day at Kasumbalesa, the Democratic Republic of Congo's second-busiest border crossing into Zambia. Their work keeps supply ...

Discussions about peace and security took center stage as Foreign Affairs Ministers from Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member states met in Nairobi, on Wednesday, October 9, ...

A woman carrying a sack of potatoes on her head waits to cross the border from Zambia to the DRC at the Kasumbalesa border-post. Hundreds of women carry cross-border trade on their heads and backs ...

M23 rebels detain a man suspected of affiliation to pro-government militias in this illustration by an artist whose name has been withheld for security reasons.

Arsenal are in advanced talks to renew their sleeve sponsorship with Visit Rwanda, even as mounting pressure from supporters and human rights groups has seen Bayern Munich scale back their own ...

The United Nations will begin slashing its peacekeeping force and operations, forcing thousands of soldiers in the next several ...

With new polishing hubs, traceability standards, and policy reforms, the continent is seeking a bigger share of diamond wealth SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A new diamond polishing facility in South ...

In some Ghanaian homes, "shile" or "ayilo", the Twi and Ga names respectively for bentonite clay or kaolin, have long been used for skincare and even consumed by some, especially pregnant women who ...