Africa

The two young Nigerians have learned a lesson about teaching kids at a camp for displaced persons: Leave it to the experts!

Botswana is home to the largest elephant population in the world. The country disarmed its anti-poaching unit in May.

The great American jazz pianist Randy Weston died this weekend. Weston helped trace the links between African music and jazz.

A few months ago, Chris Junior Anaekwe went viral for getting teens to cleaning dirty gutters in his hometown in Nigeria. How is his anti-trash campaign going?

A global development research organization study suggests that there's little data showing whether growers benefit from sustainably certifying their coffee because they are difficult to monitor.

Belgium's only museum devoted to Central Africa, where Belgium was a colonial power, is being renovated to highlight the deaths of millions of Congolese and the display of others in "human zoos."

Kids and adults love to wrestle — especially on the sand. Photographer Nico Therin takes a closer look at the sport.

A new study offers a novel way to measure how many children have really died as a result of conflict in Africa.

Kennedy Odede was a homeless kid in the slum of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. Now he's the founder of a successful nonprofit helping his community. How's he and his group faring?

The move, aimed at strengthening global partnerships post-Brexit, will mark a fundamental shift in focus from short-term poverty reduction to long-term economic growth.