Thousands of South Africans have been lining up for water as the country's largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people.

Torrential rains and severe flooding across parts of southern Africa have killed more than 100 people in three countries, destroyed thousands of homes and caused tens of millions of dollars’ worth of ...

Africa’s second-longest river is rarely sailed by tourists but new expeditions aboard the Princesse Ngalessa offer encounters with hippos, gorillas and elephants — and a glimpse of a very different wa ...

River cruise lines are expanding in Africa, with AmaWaterways and Zambezi Cruise & Safaris adding itineraries and ships, offering unique safari and river experiences, while Nile cruises continue to ...

The proposal came after President Cyril Ramaphosa, two years earlier, credited Dlamini-Zuma as one of the people who inspired his dream of an entirely new smart city rising in South Africa.

The Nile is the longest river in Africa and the disputed longest river in the world. Its incredible length spans over 11 ...

After decades of decline caused by political instability and economic disruption, the city is once again emerging as a hub of ...

Minnesota's vastness measures up to Uganda's biodiversity and Ghana's rich culture, alongside Romania's castles and Laos' ...

It’s about whether the continent can shed historic dependencies to turn its mineral wealth into prosperity, without repeating mistakes of the past. One way is to leverage the U.S.-China rivalry, and ...

The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By ...

BEIJING -- A Chinese scientist has used satellite remote-sensing technology to pinpoint the source of Africa's second-longest river, the Congo River, and measured its length at 5,260 kilometers, ...

Sekadau is the largest settlement in a district of the same name on Indonesia’s longest river, the Kapuas River in Borneo. Historically, Sekadau has recorded higher rates of acute illness that local ...