The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturday, with the DRC ...

Africa’s economic performance is showing signs of improvement but remains vulnerable to global shocks, according to the 2025 Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook (MEO) report released by the African ...

A new documentary on Afrobeats, Nigerian Yoruba music, and politics will look at a century of fuji, juju, apala, sakara, highlife and more ...

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long advance towards Bukavu city. Meanwhile the U.N. warned that the ...

At the National Museum of African Art, a Washington, D.C. artist’s work illuminates a gallery room and honors 54 people who ...

Trump's suspension of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act turns back the clock 50 years on global anti-corruption efforts.United States (US) President Donald Trump's executive order this week suspending ...

I remembered this experience vividly as I read Imani Perry’s new book, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My ...

This Black History Month, the Banner is teaming up with WriteBoston’s Teens In Print program, highlighting young voices of color. Each week, we will feature the work of three new students, who will ...

The headline reads “Identity Months Dead at DoD” on this January 31 memo from the U.S. Department of Defense. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not request more than $137,000 in repairs and upgrades to military housing at Fort McNair ...

President Donald Trump on Friday revoked his predecessor Joe Biden's security clearance in a blizzard of new orders, while escalating his campaign to dismantle the US humanitarian agency charged with ...

The Congo River runs through the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, ...