Commentaries on Ousmane Sembène often hail the Senegalese director as the “father of African cinema,” a pioneer with an ...

Over 655,000 Black Americans now live abroad. Here’s why more are leaving the U.S.—and the countries welcoming them with ...

The famous blind couple, Amadou & Mariam, helped take Mali’s rich musical traditions to a new global audience.

Africa is home to the fastest-growing youth population in the world. According to the United Nations, more than 60% of ...

Malian guitarist, singer and composer of the famed duo Amadou & Mariam - known as "the blind couple of Mali" - passed away on ...

By Moses Bhagwan & Nigel Westmaas Last Friday April 4, Eusi Kwayana crossed 100 years. Born Sydney King in Lusignan in ...

Africa like the rest of the world, is off track for meeting most targets of the Sustainable Development Goals and has even regressed on some. Alongside the SDGs, Heads of State and Government of the ...

April 6, 2025 • Sudanese activist Duaa Tariq, who spoke to NPR throughout the war, shares what its like in the "liberated" capital Khartoum, after two years occupied by the Rapid Support Forces ...