Baboons played a surprising role in solving the mystery of the ancient Land of Punt. For years, historians didn’t know ...

The Red Sea has long been one of the world’s most consequential waterways—a narrow, warm corridor linking the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean and ...

On November 23, 2025, the Hayli Gubbi volcano in northern Ethiopia erupted in dramatic fashion. The shield volcano in the ...

Less than 40 percent of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects registered over the last six years have gone operational, ...

Land tenure is the relationship, defined in law and customs, that people as individuals or groups have with land. It involves ...

South African photographer Shem Compion has spent more than 20 years documenting the extreme geography and diverse inhabitants of the Great Rift Valley.

When a Ghanaian chef and chocolate maker left her homeland at the age of five, she carried with her the memories of her ...

Mercy Corps Director of Global Photography shares the stories behind the photos highlighting our work around the world.

Loice Chekwemoi will defend her title and Ishmael Kipkurui will look to regain the crown he claimed in 2023 when The Great ...

Volcanic ash poses serious flight safety risks, prompting advisories and flight cancellations following the Hayli Gubbi ...

Throughout humanity's history, there have been lasting empires that stood for millennia, ruling vast areas of land and people ...

Africa however, has a lot of work to do, since its productivity in agriculture still falls far behind other continents. The ...