BOSTON -- Two new African penguins have joined the rest of the penguin colony at the New England Aquarium in Boston following months of care behind the scenes. The chicks hatched in March and are ...

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture.

There is a common thread of misinformation that has been woven into the origin stories of descendants from the Diaspora. Whether dispersed around the world as a result of the intercontinental slave ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- In this segment of Here and Now, Sandra Bookman sits down with Mahen Bonetti, founder and executive director of African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) AFF is dedicated to advancing an ...

Overfishing and ecosystem disruption are leaving African penguins without enough food to survive. Their suffering signals a broader collapse in the ocean food web, but new policies and conservation ...

Africa now boasts more than a billion mobile money users, accounting for more than half of active mobile wallets worldwide. Here is a breakdown in infographics ...

It’s time to switch it up and go global on them. Last year, Apple Music dropped its salute to the Motherland with the Africa Now playlist, featuring Burna Boy’s chart-topping single “Money Play.” ...

As of Dec 2024, Africa now accounts for 3% of the total global Bitcoin mining hashrate, with Ethiopia alone producing 2.5%, more than double what the entire continent produced in 2023, entirely via ...