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Prior to the 16th century, the bulk of slaves exported from Africa were shipped from East Africa to the Arabian peninsula. Zanzibar became a leading...

Two former inmates have described to IRIN the horrendous conditions prevailing in Zimbabwes prison system, where prisoners routinely die from illness...

Talks aimed at ending two decades of fighting in northern Uganda could not resume on Friday as scheduled because of disagreement over how to handle...

Years of violence have turned Somalia, particularly the capital, Mogadishu, into one of the most dangerous places in the world for aid workers....

At a groundbreaking ceremony held at its head office in Kanifing amid fanfare and razzmatazz, Gambega Ltd. yesterday presented mouth-watering prizes...

Another group of militias from one of the last active rebel movements in the troubled Ituri district of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...

Kunta Kinte (or Kunta Kunte) is the central character of the best seller novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley, and of the...

Every year in the Sahel region of West Africa, hundreds of thousands of children die, and malnutrition means millions of others will live on with...

In their sustained drive to be more customer-friendly as well as to be more customer-responsive, GAMBEGA Ltd has recently launched an innovative and...

African nations regularly fall to the bottom of any list measuring economic activity, such as per capita income or per capita GDP, despite a wealth...