A ceremony in the Congo Square area of Armstrong Park was part of the first annual New Orleans National Vodou Day on Jan. 14, ...

A militant leader from Mali championed a rock band and helped write a hit song before leading an Islamist army that killed ...

Scientists hope hungry black weevils imported from Louisiana can help tackle South Africa's invasive water plant problem.

Every year, from December to April, the Harmattan sweeps across Africa. This cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets its name from ...

The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet.

Tick off 15 African countries – among them, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe and Liberia – on a 37-day cruise up the west coast, ...