Jemima Jelagat Sumgong has won the country's first Olympic gold in Rio, becoming the the first Kenyan woman to take the title. Read more »
"They Are We," show the rediscovery and re-connection with their African relatives of an Afro-Cuban community which still celebrates their heritage with dances and songs in a ... Read more »
The festival is an international reggae event that celebrates the life and legacy of the late Bob Marley. Read more »
Lagos State police are investigating after three stowaways on a cargo ship were arrested by the Navy. Read more »
Nearly one million babies die the day they are born. A disproportionate number of those babies are African, and hundreds of thousands of African women die during pregnancy and ... Read more »
Five former Cuban intelligence officers have arrived in the country to offer their thanks for support they received during their incarceration in the U.S. Read more »
Researchers have announced the discovery of the wreck of a Portuguese slave ship in which about 200 Mozambicans died when the ship sank just off Cape Town in 1794. Read more »
Ghana, the first sub-Saharan Africa country to shake off colonial rule 58 years ago, has become the destination of choice for diasporans looking for a spiritual home and an ... Read more »
The Brics grouping comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, have decided that Shanghai, China would be the city in which their new development bank will be based - ... Read more »
In the first of an exclusive AllAfrica series on Africa's chances at the World Cup in Brazil, Nick Said assesses the Algerian team. Read more »
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