On February 21, the world observes International Mother Language Day. But what is the significance of the "mother tongue?" And why is it called that and not something else?

Egypt, one of the oldest countries in Africa, calls itself Masr in Arabic, thought to come from the word “Mizraim”, a ...

A vast central African metropolis is thought to be the most francophone city globally, with more people speaking French there than Paris. Kinshasa, the capital and largest city of the Democratic ...

Feb 8 (Reuters) - More than 50 people were killed near Mali's northeastern ... The insurgencies took root in Mali's arid north following a Tuareg separatist rebellion in 2012.

Scientists have mapped the distribution of different forms of the chemical element strontium in Africa, and showed how it can be used to trace artifacts and remains of plants, animals, and humans ...

President Trump's foreign aid freeze, including a 90-day halt on PEPFAR, has disrupted HIV treatment for millions in Africa, risking thousands of newborn infections. Clinics are shutting down ...

NORTH TEXAS — U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) arrested 84 people in North Texas on Sunday, the agency said. Arrests were made in a number of areas, including Dallas, Fort Worth ...

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The victim was reportedly a 59-year-old man from South Africa Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human Interest.She joins having written for ...

As part of this month's ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, Gazans would now be allowed to travel to the north, and Monday's opening of that buffer zone gave more than 1 million people ...

Include North ... in Africa had nearly doubled over a decade, to 28. A few months ago I was on the Sudan-Chad border, covering the civil war and famine that are devastating the Sudanese people.

Gov. Newsom’s first-in-the-nation plan to produce cheaper insulin is behind schedule. Also, how President Trump’s immigration policy is impacting Sacramento and the Central Valley. Finally ...