Before petroleum was discovered in the late 1950s, the country was considered one of the poorest nations in the world.

The East African Rift threatens to split the massive contient into two plates in the distant future, though geological events ...

From the moment you arrive – as jetlagged and travel-worn as you’re likely to be after a two-day odyssey from Canada – you ...

The bodies of four Pakistanis who drowned in the capsizing of a migrant boat off West Africa last month have been repatriated.

A workforce of some 180 people in 12 teams are cleaning beaches along a 40km section of coastline and are making "steady progress", according to a statement by the South African Maritime Safety ...