Sequencing the human genome enables scientists to study human biology in a granular fashion and use that information to create treatments for things like cancer. Yet, of the human genomes studied so ...

Rwandan-backed rebels now control large parts of eastern Congo and threaten to expand their offensive west into two ...

An Israeli airstrike killed four people including a Hezbollah official in Beirut's southern suburbs on Tuesday, a Lebanese security source said, further testing a shaky ceasefire between Israel ...

The duo, who created the African organization in 2006, blamed an “untenable situation” between chairwoman Dr. Sophie Chandauka and the board of trustees. “What’s transpired is unthinkable ...

An incredible map shows the most widely spoken languages in each country in Africa. There are believed to be between 1,000 and 2,000 distinct languages across the continent, which have roots in ...

In a new cycle of escalating security threats in the eastern arc of the African continent and its adjacent southern regions, the dynamics of local and ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. The United States maintains a considerable military presence in the Middle East, with forces in more than a dozen countries and on ships ...

Romiti Amaechi, the former minister of transportation and an ex-Rivers governor, has said that the political crisis rocking ...

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A court in Algeria on Thursday sentenced an award-winning French-Algerian writer to five years in prison over remarks that questioned the borders dividing Algeria from ...

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He highlighted the significant potential of the East African Rift System (EARS) basins for further oil and gas exploration. He pointed out that the basins, which extend across multiple East African ...