Africa News

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, left, meet with Chief of Police Marc Armblah at the police academy in Monrovia, Liberia Thursday, Aug.

Six years after its 2007 Seoul run, South Africa's iconic musical "Umoja: The Spirit of Togetherness" is back in Korea to show off the country's colorful and explosive culture, deeply linked to its stormy history.

Successful global leaders are able to identify and respond effectively to new and unfamiliar circumstances.

The Covenant by James Michner is a very well written historical novel set in South Africa .

Hancock & Moore has introduced a new range of safari-inspired seating collection which is infused with African animal and tribal prints.

Thieves scaled down a rope into a stadium in Johannesburg after it hosted a Justin Bieber gig to steal the contents of a walk-in safe, South African police said Tuesday.

Dear Sen.Obama: Thanks for repudiating Gen. Wesley Clark's stupid comments regarding John McCain's military service and preparedness to be Commander in Chief.

Remember your favorite grandparent - the one who was smart, sweet, funny, and wise, if a bit cranky and repetitive? "The Last Train to Zona Verde," Paul Theroux's latest major travel book, is a lot like that.

Bob Geldof's 8 Miles African private equity fund has made its first investment, backing a start-up company that plans to build commodity exchanges across Africa and improve food security.

Dear Sen.Obama: Thanks for repudiating Gen. Wesley Clark's stupid comments regarding John McCain's military service and preparedness to be Commander in Chief.

By the time of his death, he had become the radical and highly controversial voice of an oppressed people, not only of his home country Nigeria, but of all of Africa.

Peter Kubelka is an Austrian experimentalfilmmaker. His films are primarily short experimentsin linking seemingly disparate sound and images.

Dear Sen.Obama: Thanks for repudiating Gen. Wesley Clark's stupid comments regarding John McCain's military service and preparedness to be Commander in Chief.

Jud Newborn first fell for the story of Hans and Sophie Scholl when he arrived in Germany to do field work for his dissertation at the University of Chicago.

The Department of Home Affairs has left me seething and frustrated. Which is a feeling I'm sure many South Africans are familiar with, says Lauren Hess .

BASED on the principle of a church that loves to share, the Christian Mission Fellowship International has extended its services, sending missionaries to some of the most challenging environments of the world.

It's long been said that you can leave Africa, but it never leaves you. Its vastness, diversity, beauty and enduring culture are likely to return to memory again and again -- and the same could be said for the very African blockbuster hit "Disney's The Lion King." From the first moment of the spectacular opening processional through the timeless ... (more)

Boko Haram, a ghost-like jihadist insurgency in northeastern Nigeria, has killed more than 3,500 people over the past few years.

The words dayo and bejide are from Africa, which when put together mean "Happiness has come in the rainy season." These words describe the Dayo Bejide Jazz Project, a collection of musicians led by percussionist, teacher and jewelry designer Modupe Onilu.

A top tribal leader allied to South Sudan was killed in clashes involving a rival Sudanese tribe in the Abyei region disputed by the African neighbours on Saturday, both sides said, an incident that risks fuelling new tensions in the flashpoint area.