President Trump's controversial executive order offering refugee status to the White Afrikaner minority in South Africa has enflamed tensions in the country and emboldened some who want to secede.

Sahara Desert teemed with life during African Humid Period. Scientists have reconstructed the genetic profile of a population ...

Refugee camps in Ethiopia need to be made more liveable. Creating wetlands to provide greenery, absorb flash floods and purify polluted water may help.

For decades, paleontologists have believed that the very first dinosaurs evolved in the southern parts of the ancient ...

PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), a landmark US foreign health policy, is recognised for saving 26 million ...

Cycling enthusiasts and adventure seekers, prepare for an unparalleled experience as the Tanqua Kuru Bicycle Race returns for its fifth year from May 23 to May 25, 2025. Set against the mesmerising ...

The vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula was not always an arid landscape. A recent study reveals that this region was once home to a vast lake and river system. These favorable conditions fostered ...

Kenya's government has redesignated Kakuma as a municipality. It's part of broader goal of incorporating refugees more ...

Stay in the some of the world’s most secluded, sandiest landscapes for a holiday to remember. Here are the world's best desert hotels ...

Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously ...

Holding the G20 presidency this year, South Africa is well positioned to push for new ways to boost agricultural productivity ...

Climate change is not just an existential crisis but a force multiplier: it compounds and deepens existing inequalities. Many ...