Zambia

HIV medications were supposed to be exempt from U.S. aid cuts. In Zambia, for example, those on the ground say otherwise.

Belief in witchcraft remains common in many rural communities along the west African coast, including Ghana.

Zambia's FA said four of its U.S.-based players cannot compete in a tournament in China due to U.S. travel restrictions.

Alcaraz and Djokovic headline the first clay-court ATP Masters 1000 event of the year

Namwali Serpell writes about Rungano Nyoni's film "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl" and how it deftly captures the nuances of Zambian culture.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

Amid deep cuts to global humanitarian funding, the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund, CERF, on Thursday allocated $110 million to neglected crises across Africa, Asia and Latin America.

One of the most intense cosmic events in the universe, supernovae may impact evolution on Earth more than we realized.

Can the Pilgrims produce another giant killing?

A curious connection between an ancient supernova and virus diversification in one of Earth's biggest lakes means that crazy cosmic events may have had more influence on our planet than we thought.

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump distanced himself from the conservative governing plan Project 2025. But it's increasingly viewed as a blueprint for his administration's plans for federal health programs

He headed U.S. embassies around the world and relished the role, bringing a gregarious style to promoting American interests. But he clashed with the Obama White House.

As the Security Council prepared to gather on Wednesday to debate the international community's response to the growing emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN's top aid official there urged all warring parties to allow lifesaving relief supplies to reach the most vulnerable.

On the fringes of an African game park, an ambitious project brings together tourists, local communities and white rhinos, emerging from the brink of extinction.

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DUBLIN, Ireland, Dec 16 (IPS) - For decades, preventable deaths, lifelong disabilities, and disfigurements presented devastating consequences for over 90% of the population in Africa, where surgical care remains largely out of reach.

A master quilter holds a lesson for the director Lileana Blain-Cruz and five actors before the opening of the play at Lincoln Center, Natalie Meade writes.

BULAWAYO, Dec 05 (IPS) - On the dusty plains of Shamva District in Zimbabwe, Wilfred Mudavanhu's maize field defies drought.

President Biden is returning from the first presidential trip to Africa in more than a decade. Biden visited Angola to further U.S. investments on the continent. The Americans are playing a game of catchup with the Chinese who have spent decades, and billions, investing, extracting and, some say, exploiting developing countries. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Mvemba Phezo Dizolele.

Each year, millions of straw-colored fruit bats descend on Kasanka National Park for a few months, and scientists are working to understand their mysterious journey