Yet despite its apparent absurdity, its journey is a reminder of how few modern boats ply African waterways, and how much ...

The African Development Bank’s concessional financing arm mobilized a record $11 billion in its 17th replenishment, an amount the multilateral lender said signals confidence in the continent’s ...

Daniel Danino is the CEO and founder of Volta Metals, an international group focused on energy, industry, trading and aviation in EMEA. West Africa's banking sector has experienced a remarkable ...

From the perspective of complex systems, a new study reveals the universality, specificity, and explanatory power of ...

The textbook version of human evolution has long held that Homo erectus was the pioneering species to venture beyond Africa's borders around 1.8 million years ago. However, new analysis of five skulls ...

The African clawed frog is used as a model organism for biological research because of its close evolutionary relationship to humans, and because early development occurs externally, allowing ...

The countdown has begun. At the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) upcoming annual meetings on 26-30 May in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the name of Akinwumi Adesina’s successor will finally be known. He or ...

New research pushes back the oldest evidence of C4 grass-dominated habitats in Africa -- and globally -- by more than 10 million years, with important implications for primate evolution and the ...

With Akinwumi Adesina set to step down, the race to succeed the Nigerian leader – known for his pinstripe suits and signature bow tie – is on. Five candidates have four months to campaign for the ...

As the world gathers for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, Africa's unique challenges and opportunities take center stage in a pivotal side event that will serve to discuss two central issues ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) opened a donor-pledging conference on Monday for its fund that lends money to low-income countries on favourable terms, seeking to offset a retreat in U.S. support ...