A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: ...

Despite industry claims, there are few controls to prevent diamond sales from financing violence and abuse around the world.

The president of the Central African Republic, one of the world’s poorest countries, announced on X that it was releasing a new cryptocurrency on Sunday — a meme coin. The token, abbreviated CAR, ...

Saint Tracy, Nigeria’s premier luxury jewellery brand and Africa’s largest gold and diamond retailer is proud to announce its global expansion this year.With a reputation for selling exquisite ...

The UN issued urgent appeals to end the violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between government forces and the M23 rebels has left at least 700 people dead and ...

Just over a year since a devastating earthquake struck the High Atlas Mountains, on the outskirts of Marrakech, Morocco now claims to be the most visited destination in Africa. In 2024 ...

Shanker holds a bachelor's in Applied Statistics from the University of Virginia. Having a jewelry insurance policy separate from homeowners or renters insurance can be a good idea. A typical ...

It marks a sharp escalation in one of Africa’s longest wars, threatening to dramatically worsen a dire humanitarian crisis.

Screeching off East Africa's only ice rink, the skates of Kenya's Ice Lions scatter frozen chips of ice as they celebrate their first title win in the capital Nairobi. Ice hockey only arrived in ...

the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped. It marks a sharp escalation in one of Africa’s longest wars, threatening to dramatically worsen a ...

COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Two associates of Benin’s president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison, following their arrest last year on suspicion of plotting a coup in the small West African ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called ...