The late, great Fela Kuti is known as the "Black President" for his role as both a musical and a political leader. Now he has become the first African artist to get this Grammy honor.

Democratic Republic of Congo have omitted forward Yoane Wissa from their 26-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations, with the forward having been out of action since October. Wissa, 29, suffered a ...

An analysis of a 1.5 million-year-old vertebra from a human relative living in what is now Israel suggests that ancient humans dispersed out of Africa is multiple waves. Trump’s reported plan to hand ...

The move effectively means that Norton Rose Fulbright will have no presence in South Africa, joining its peers, A&O Shearman and Hogan Lovells, who shut their Johannesburg offices last year. Norton ...

Research fellow, Department of Geography, Archaeology & Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand; Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

Meryl Streep is mourning the loss of Hollywood icon and former costar Robert Redford. “One of the lions has passed. Rest in peace my lovely friend,” Streep, 76, said in a statement via ABC News on ...

Streep starred with Redford in the Sydney Pollack classic Out of Africa. The Oscar winner remembered Redford as her "lovely friend." When reached for comment following news that Redford died Tuesday ...

Rosie is a freelance writer living in London. She has covered everything from ancient Egyptian temples to exciting medical breakthroughs, but she particularly enjoys writing about wildlife, ...

The original evolution of hominins (modern humans and their evolutionary ancestors since the split with other great apes) took place in Africa about 7 million years ago, based on the fossil record.