Egyptian giants Al Ahly overwhelm Atlabara of South Sudan 9-0 and equal the record for an African Champions League aggregate winning margin.

South African authorities have impounded an Airbus 220-300 aircraft leased by Tanzania's national flag carrier, the Tanzanian government said.

Wanda Tucker knew when she arrived in Angola, the void she felt was bigger than any one ancestor. It was of an entire people missing its past.

Ghana is encouraging African Americans to relocate to the country, which was at the heart of the slave trade.

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Ghana is encouraging African Americans to relocate to the country, which was at the heart of the slave trade.

Elephant supporters celebrated on Friday after the CITES summit voted down proposals to loosen restrictions on the ivory trade by permitting countries one-off sales of stockpiles, according to Deutsche Welle. Zimbabwe, Nambia, and Botswana put forward the motion which would have allowed them to trade ivory in certain conditions and said the funds would be used for expensive conservation projects. But Kenya and several countries in the African Elephant Coalition (AEC) opposed the motion since the move would create an increased demand for ivory. Those opposed also said the move would make poaching far more likely across Africa and increase sales of illicit ivory since obtaining false...

Kenya is preparing to hold its sixth population census since independence this weekend, with the aim of providing a clearer snapshot of the country's demographics and living conditions, Deutsche Welle reports. For the first time, data will be collected digitally on devices such as tablets instead of on paper, which authorities say will ensure greater privacy and faster processing. Kenya will also become the first African nation to count intersex people, a move lauded as a step in the right direction by many Kenyan activists and human rights organizations. Since 1969, Kenya has held a census once every ten years. The information is used to help determine resource allocation and development...

African art figurines were found beheaded and a school desegregation poster was damaged, leading to fears the attack was racially motivated.

Six EU countries are to host 356 African migrants, who were stranded at sea for two weeks.