Soldiers tend to be much more down on war than those who send them into it, writes Juliet Jacques, as even the briefest look ...

Their origins can be traced to the ancient kingdom of Hausaland ... Their origins are traced to the Kanem-Bornu Empire, one ...

When we talk about a phalanx in a military context, we automatically think of Alexander the Great’s Macedonian army, with its ...

In the wake of Trump’s win, Kenya’s William Ruto said his country “stands ready” to deepen its ties with Washington.

While many African artists have been able to ride the wave of Afrobeats’ international popularity, some musicians are now ...

African heads of state and government are calling for the continent’s vast natural capital to be considered when measuring the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of their countries. In a communique adopted ...

The tiny Comoros Islands, Mali, Zambia and Zimbabwe added their names on Friday to the list teams who have qualified for next year’s 24-team Africa Cup of Nations but four-time champions Ghana were ...

A decline in U.S. influence in Africa means U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's administration will have to grapple with blind spots in its understanding of a fast-changing continent increasingly ...

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we discuss the state of democratic governance in Africa and what US and African leaders can learn from recent trends on the continent with Charles Ukeje and Rawia ...

In the wake of the failed student campaign to remove the statue of the controversial empire-builder Cecil Rhodes from Oriel College, Oxford, a book on the colonisation of Africa could not be better ...

In case you missed the first footage from A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms in August ... Egg. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the memory of the last dragon ...

Read Less Ever wondered what the average salary is for workers of your age? We’ve used government research from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which uses data based on median pay ...