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July 5, 2022
Nationwide events celebrate the country's official independence from France in 1962 after a brutal seven-year war.
July 4, 2022
Launched in 2019, the National Neighborhoods Cup is intended to shine a light on working-class areas with large immigrant populations.
July 3, 2022
Humanitarian workers on the ground tell theGrio that the treatment of African migrants at the border is a part of…
June 22, 2022
In an interview with theGrio, U.S. Rep. Omar, a former child refugee from Sudan, lamented the impact of Russia's war…
June 22, 2022
The price of a daughter, determined in negotiations between her father and would-be husband, is typically 50 to 100 cows.
June 6, 2022
Better climate-related research and early warning systems are needed as extreme weather affects the African continent, said Sudanese billionaire Mo…
May 27, 2022
African leaders meet as challenges mount on the continent from extremism to climate change to military coups leaving millions in…
May 23, 2022
An adviser to the World Health Organization calls the outbreak a "random event" that might be explained by sexual behavior…
US Chairman Gregory Meeks
May 13, 2022
Meeks tells theGrio what he learned about a grain shortage in Ukraine that is impacting Africa amid the Russian invasion.
May 12, 2022
About 6 million Afro-Latino adults in the U.S. make up 2% of the adult population and 12% of adult Latinos.
May 12, 2022
The continent saw 500 IS terrorist incidents in 2021, resulting in the deaths of more than 2,900 people, a senior…
May 10, 2022
Many of South Sudan's civil servants have not been paid for months as the government has run out of funds,…
May 10, 2022
Across Africa, widowhood has long befallen great numbers of women — particularly in the continent's least developed countries.
May 8, 2022
The rush of civilians from rural villages plagued by extremist violence has put pressure on Burkina Faso's cities.
May 6, 2022
Mozambique has become the latest addition to the growing list of countries in Africa with large scale mangrove initiatives.
April 25, 2022
Allegations of racism against a cricket coach in South Africa have been found meritless in three different situations.
April 22, 2022
Mwai Kibaki, the former Kenyan president, has died at the age of 90. The cause of death was not given.
April 20, 2022
Adverse weather conditions in Africa may have a devastating impact on the continent's wildlife and ultimately its population.
April 11, 2022
Extreme rainfall in southeast Africa has become heavier and more frequent because of climate change, according to an international team…
A protester with a placard
April 8, 2022
Donna Brazile writes that Africa is already facing its worst food shortages in history due to conflicts and drought.