Africa

There is something mysterious about how a coffee bean becomes a commodity. From remote farmsteads and steep hillsides, it finds its way into global markets as a weighed, graded, standardized...

and have for the first time participated in a following an expansion to its membership. The alliance that initially referred to Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa is gradually becoming...

Idris Elba says he plans to move to Africa “to bolster the film industry.” The British actor, who’s starred in shows like Luther and The Wire, has parents from Sierra...

Both  and are following a trend in the well known by Africans. Neither candidate has made US-Africa relations a hot-button election issue.  Neither Trump nor paid much attention to Africa during their...

Global warming intensified the rainy season in many African countries in 2024, sparking deadly floods, according to scientists. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) network said on Wednesday that human-driven climate...

Who: South Africa vs New Zealand What: Final, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 When: Sunday, October 20, 6pm (14:00 GMT) Where: Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates How...

has asked to move its unofficial embassy out of its administrative capital, Pretoria, the South African Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Taiwan’s government is only officially recognized by a dozen...

“I grew up in a green city. I loved climbing the trees, even when I was little,” Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr tells DW. These memories of Freetown,  capital, and a vision to...

In Africa, one doesn’t need to look hard these days to spot crises. Case in point: the broad swath of the continent known as the Sahel. There, in recent years,...

I am a proud Nigerian and a proud African. I am also a philanthropist and entrepreneur—and I have seen firsthand that to effectively tackle climate change within the African context,...