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The singer-songwriter said he didn’t give permission for his vocals to be used on the latest iteration of the classic song

The United States army has completed its withdrawal from Niger after 11 years of military cooperation with the west African country.

One of Africa’s most important art shows, the 15th Biennale of Contemporary African Art in Dakar – also known as Dak'Art – is currently on in Senegal. A biennale is a major international exhibition held every two years. The theme for 2024 is The Wake – L’Éveil and this year…

Breyten Breytenbach (1939-2024) was an artist, poet, thinker and outspoken political activist who changed the literary landscape in South Africa. He died on 24 November in Paris, where he had first been exiled in the 1960s.

Interpol's successful Operation Serengeti in Africa led to 1,006 cybercrime arrests targeting various online scams and financial losses.

Data shows a threefold increase in internal displacement across the African continent since 2009, with flooding and drought posing a growing threat

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ITUC-Africa has raised ‘severe concerns’ over labour practices in Saudi Arabia and has called on the Confederation of African Football to press Fifa on its human rights commitments

Three women – a manager, a worker and a farmer – tell their stories in this nuanced exploration of Ethiopia’s booming Chinese-led manufacturing sector

Conflicts, violence and disasters across Africa have dramatically driven up the number of displaced people on the continent over the past 15 years, international monitors said Tuesday.

Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan, has been nominated to lead the Army in Europe and Africa.