Bantu knots have long been a go-to style for Black and mixed raced people for good reasons. If you haven't tried the style yet, here's your need-to-know guide.

The official said consequences of climate change such as land loss, food insecurity, water scarcity and displacement have become the daily realities for millions, especially in Nigeria.

Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice that affects around 200 million women and girls. It’s practised in at least 25 African countries, as well as parts ...

About 740,000 suicides are reported annually: that's one death on average every 43 seconds, one of the many disturbing ...

Florence Makumene held a plastic container of HIV medication and wondered if it would be her last as fears swelled of a ...

The withdrawal of USAID funding enacted by Donald Trump is having an immediate impact in poor countries – with reproductive ...

South Africa certainly had abundance. There were seemingly endless tracts of fertile farmland; rich seams of precious gold, ...

To estimate the age-specific twin probability and country-specific twinning rates, the researchers analyzed data from around ...

Introduction Mental health issues among women in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), especially those living with HIV, pose a major public health challenge. Despite the established connections between HIV ...

Improving the women’s literacy index ... this is the first study to describe district-level disparities in under-five mortality across sub-Saharan African countries. Describing the district-level ...

We should be clear about what we want and what we don’t want from a digital ID – about what data is being collected, from whom and how both government and third-party vendors will use it.

Chiney Ogwumike makes history as the first female BAL Ambassador, committed to empowering female athletes, fostering ...