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.

Nigerian pop stars are often accused of singing about love and money and ignoring social issues. Falz isn’t one of them.

The trumpet-playing Barry formed the John Barry Seven in 1957 and went on to mentor actor-singer Adam Faith, writing songs ...

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 ...

The ANC’s economic policies and its alliance with major trade unions pushed Anglo American to effectively leave South Africa in 1999 to ensure the company could survive in its present form. Anglo’s ...

Named after a late Zambian president, the English words “China Aid” on the façade of Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital on the outskirts of Lusaka reveal the true benefactor. It was built by ...

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 ...