Scientists have created a groundbreaking map of strontium isotopes found across sub-Saharan Africa—which could help descendants of enslaved people reconstruct their family histories.

South Africa's FirstRand Ltd on Thursday posted a 10% rise in first-half earnings, helped by stronger overall credit performance.

Global efforts to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic continue to remain insufficient, with deadly consequences, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Thursday.

Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa rely on money sent to them by relatives living abroad, and lowering costs could benefit the continent.

A recent report from the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Bank, with support from the African Development Bank (AfDB), has revealed that most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly leveraging nature-based solutions to address challenges posed by climate challenges,

"This was a huge opportunity loss for U.S. growers," says Peter Goldsmith, director of the lab at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

A contentious law that allows South Africa’s government to expropriate land has enraged the United States. Many fear that the African nation could now potentially lose some of its US trade privileges.

Sub-Saharan Africa faces a dual burden of health challenges, with maternal and child health (MCH) and vector-borne diseases (VBDs) standing as intertwined

More than half of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, a comprehensive global analysis has concluded.

Personal educational attainment drives reduced fertility rates, but so does the broader influence of other women's educational levels.

We have a lot to celebrate this year. Once again, Ghana has proven its tradition of peaceful co-existence, respect for the will of the people, stability and a shining example (to the world entire) that democracy works by deeds and not by words”.

Global commodity trading house Trafigura said on Wednesday that Hadi Hallouche will step down as chief executive of its downstream energy business Puma Energy, to be replaced by Mark Russell.