The Tripartite Free Trade Area will cover 26 African countries, ranging from the northernmost to the southernmost, and the richest to the poorest.
As well-armed criminal groups kill Africa’s elephants at an alarming rate, anti-poaching groups are becoming “militarized” in response.
Once Mozambique’s new laws go into effect, there will still be 35 African countries that deem homosexuality a criminal act.
Chinese demand for illegal ivory isn't slowing, and 10,000 elephants in Mozambique have paid for it.
A kilogram of rhino horn reportedly sells for up to $100,000 in Vietnam, which is almost double the price of gold.
Some in the crowd addressed by Jacob Zuma say his response to a spate of xenophobic attacks in the country came too late.
Xenophobic violence in KwaZulu-Natal province prompts reactions in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and Kenya as well.
A border post separating South Africa and Mozambique was closed Friday after a group of Mozambicans barricaded the area.
Researchers say the animals are much cheaper to train than laboratory testing devices.
An American missionary who was kidnapped in central Nigeria in February was safely released to authorities and church leaders on Friday, her Free Methodist Church said in a statement.
Police have made arrests in a recent wave of attacks on foreigners though they have avoided framing the incidents as hate crimes.
"What [the pope] has shown is that all roads may lead to Rome, but they're not one-way. They are two-way streets."
The pope continues on his mission to change the Vatican by picking cardinals, many from smaller, less developed countries.
The new law will ease prohibitions on abortion regulations in the country, allowing women to electively terminate their pregnancies during the first 12 weeks.
The bubonic plague is currently spreading through the slums of Madagascar, but Americans should know it still strikes the U.S., particularly in Western states.
Major gas finds in Mozambique and Tanzania in particular could spur an East African boom, if countries can overcome production challenges.
Garbage patches form in the high seas due to rotating ocean currents and pose a serious threat to marine life.
One of the fastest-growing economic regions in the world could also become an innovation hub.
The White House says the U.S. could soon join the biggest anti-landmine treaty currently in effect.
The currencies of Zambia, Ghana and Nigeria are at record lows thanks to two key factors. Here's the lowdown.
Cluster-bomb remnants have been found in South Sudan, but it's hard to determine who is responsible.
And you'll never guess where the biggest overvaluation exists, which ran current account deficits of 12 percent to 40 percent of GDP.
