African and Caribbean

Nigeria is a destination on the rise--and Continental Airlines plans to take advantage of the country's growing popularity.

World Cup fever, and the racial harmony it has inspired in her country, is something Caroline Motholo...

The sun was beating down on the rocky cactus plain when men with machetes came for Menmen Villase...

South African students will be able to learn in their first language during early school years under a new government plan — a move that has received a universal welcome in the country.

Africa is making a "spectacular" recovery from the global recession thanks to decades of market reform....

Last month the China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited (CSCEC) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)...

Haiti's president on Wednesday rejected U.S. Senate recommendations on holding an election for his successor, brushing off criticism that the current process will leave the shattered country without a credible leader.

Ever since Bafana Bafana made a quick exit from the World Cup, the talk of South Africa has been about how to build a soccer power.

Though thrilled that the World Cup has come to his homeland, South African soccer great Jomo Sono...

Fabulous minerals. Magnificent music. Great cuisine. A landscape that stretches from lush rain forest...