Landmark fundraising deals by two of Africa’s largest off-grid solar companies are raising hopes that private capital markets ...

In 1569, Flemish mapmaker Gerardus Mercator synthesized existing ideas in navigation and cartography to create a new type of world map. It has stood the test of time: Billions of people would ...

Two decades ago African debt was high on the international agenda. In 2005 the G8, as the group of rich countries was then called, approved widespread debt relief for poor countries. As the G20 (a ...

I first traveled to Africa when I was five years old, and I’ve returned every year since. No matter how many times I go, I’m always filled with that same excitement and awe I had as a little boy.

The rhino stepped towards us, close enough to touch. “That’s Kitui,” my guide whispered. In the wilderness of central Kenya, ...

In many ways, there has never been a better time to be born African. Since 1960, average life expectancy has risen by more than half, from 41 years to 64. The share of children dying before their ...

Not long ago, I saw an article that would have both delighted and exasperated the late Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina. “Entrepreneurs are planning autonomous ‘charter cities’ as an answer to ...

Apparent Indiscriminate Attack in Village Held by Islamist Armed GroupThe Russian government-controlled Africa Corps carried ...