Move over, jollof wars of West Africa. For Selina Periampillai, a chef of Mauritian descent who grew up in London, it’s the scent of spices and the Indian Ocean cuisine that keeps her connected to a heritage that she’s now sharing with a new cookbook, “Island Kitchen.” Periampillai, along with…
While there are new reasons to be optimistic about the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the progress remains uneven as Congolese officials and the international community respond to one of the most complex scenarios that anyone could have envisioned when the first case appeared more than a…
While there are quite a few issues confronting participants of the G7 meetings in France – from the wildfires in the Amazon to the “surprise” appearance of the Iranian foreign minister – they haven’t overshadowed the importance of Africa on the agenda. That’s made clear by the number of African…
The West African nation of Ghana hosted 40 young leaders from across sub-Saharan Africa this…
In Sudan, the attorneys for former president Omar al-Bashir have argued that the deposed leader,…
Floods in Sudan have claimed at least 54 lives so far this rainy season, with…
Authorities in South Africa say a fast-moving field fire is now contained in the resort…
Russia’s foreign ministry says it is closely following developments since pirates attacked a ship off…
