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, ...

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.

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 ...

Since its inception in 2018, the Africa Business Forum has promoted dialogue between governments, investors, service providers, project promotors and other stakeholders on challenges, opportunities, ...

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 ...

The draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) TotalEnergies Morocco 2025 took place on Monday, 27 January 2 in Rabat, placing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a tough ...

The African Union (AU) is a political and economic regional organization consisting of 55 member states with a total population of about 1.5 billion people. Its mandate includes the promotion and ...