Chinese leader Xi Jinping is rolling out the red carpet for African leaders this week at a high-level summit in Beijing as China looks to deepen ties with the resource-rich continent that it has ...

One of the driest places on Earth – the Saharo-Arabian Desert – may not have always been the arid landscape it is today. A new study, which examined the hydroclimate of the area over the course of 8 ...

"Who are we and where do we come from?" This quintessential question has intrigued humanity for millennia. Currently, the "Out-of-Africa (OOA) theory" is prevailingly accepted regarding the origin of ...

China's engagement with Africa is shifting from a focus on infrastructure loans to green technology investments, driven by Africa's growing economies and China's need for new markets. African nations ...

A new study reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and green with rivers and lakes over a period of 8 million years, allowing for the occupation and ...

LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - African countries are likely to suffer from the global financial crisis as a result of tumbling prices for commodity exports and diminishing investment. Mike Davies of the ...

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