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Robben Island, whose name means "island of sea dogs" or seals in Dutch, is located in Table Bay off the...

Shaka kaSenzangakhona, popularly known as Shaka Zulu, is one of the most influential and controversial figures in South African history....

Mount Kilimanjaro is located in northeastern Tanzania, near the border with Kenya. It is the highest point in the African...

The African Union (AU) has announced the immediate deployment of a high-level delegation to Madagascar following a surge in violent...

Shell has announced a $2 billion investment in the development of the HI Field, a shallow offshore Non-Associated Gas project...

Cameroon opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma declared victory late on Monday in the country's October 12 presidential election, urging President Paul...

Congo and the M23 rebel group signed an agreement on Tuesday for the monitoring of an eventual "permanent ceasefire", a...

Lawmakers in Madagascar impeached President Andry Rajoelina on Tuesday, with 130 yes votes to one blank ballot, escalating a political crisis after...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, born in Enugu, Nigeria, in 1977, is a novelist, short story writer, and essayist who has emerged...

Kumbi Saleh, whose current ruins lie in southeastern Mauritania, is an archaeological testament to the greatness of the ancient Ghana...