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The vision of a "borderless Africa" is one of unity and shared prosperity for the continent. It is rooted in the ideals of the pan-Africanist movement. There are contradictions, however, between those ...

The history of Africa Day is deeply rooted in the liberation movements that marked the 20th century. The starting point was in 1958, when the Congress of African States was held for the first time, a ...

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Jakkie Cilliers, Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Security Studies and Director of the Africa Futures program, ...

Africa can now rely on the services of a satellite constellation tailored for the continent to provide reliable data over a wide range of essential human activities and for the protection of the ...

Millions of years from now, Northern Africa could be home to a new ocean as tectonic plates pull apart along the East African Rift System, scientists say. Experts have long known that portions of the ...

At BEYOND on Tour IV, the wellness retreat arm of BEYOND Fitness Africa, fitness, culture, nature and luxury came together in a way that felt fresh, intentional and unmistakably A ...

The Catholic Church's conclave to select the next pope will begin May 7, with some wondering if the church will continue down the path of non-European pontiffs by electing an African pope. This ...

B UNJU, ON THE outskirts of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city, has many of the hallmarks of a new African suburb. The houses are a mix of finished, half-finished and not-ye ...