Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Check out these facts about Africa that really convey the continent. Pictured: A large family in Burundi. Africa and its vibrant ...

Accra, Ghana — The violent dispute in northern Ghana was intensely local. As the report described it, it was a “sporadic ethnic conflict between the Kusasis and Mamprusis over rights to the Bawku ...

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African buffalo are considered “near threatened” by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which determines the conservation listings for species, because its numbers have been ...

JOHANNESBURG — Journalists from 12 different countries and four continents gathered around a table at the University of the Witwatersrand to talk about fact-checking. At the head was Peter ...

Climate change is a global threat, yet its misconceptions are as diverse as the regions it affects. Africa, with its rich biodiversity, is often at the center of several myths regarding climate change ...

What is the African elephant? African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. They are slightly larger than their Asian cousins and can be identified by their larger ears that look somewhat ...