Turn into Tatu City on the outskirts of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, and it feels like entering a different world.

You wait 12 years for British Airways to return to the Georgian capital from Heathrow, and then suddenly easyJet turns up as well. From the end of March (corresponding with the start of “summer”, at ...

north of the North Kivu provincial capital Goma, which the M23 briefly occupied in 2012. On Friday, the M23 captured the nearby town of Katale. Last year, there were fears that the M23 would once ...

South Africa has grappled with infrastructure vandalism, including periodic theft and damage to roads, and water and ...

Latest maps from the weather service show snow arriving in the region overnight on Saturday and into the early hours of Sunday, with most of the North East affected. The latest Met Office forecast ...

Cleanliness is one of the key elements of a city’s image. It is also the most visible sign of the effectiveness of municipal governance. Here is our exclusive ranking in infographics, based on our ...

Ryan Shawcross is handing over a rejuvenated Stoke City to Mark Robins after a fiercely hard-working draw at promotion-chasing Burnley. Stoke might have found a moment to win this match of few ...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is one of the key factors in a city’s economic attractiveness, and the basis of our ranking of the 30 most attractive African cities. Here’s an overview in infographics ...

The East African Rift, a huge crack in the Earth’s surface, is the center of this activity. Stretching from Mozambique in the south to the Red Sea in the north, the East African Rift represents the ...

“Fertile soil is the foundation of food security, and these maps bring us closer to that goal. Agricultural productivity and soil resilience in West Africa and the Sahel aren’t just about food ...