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

In a nutshell Scientists have discovered a remarkably complete skull of a new prehistoric carnivore species in Egypt’s Fayum ...

Black magic spells have been used for centuries to influence fate, love, and power. Discover their history, types, and the ...

A leopard-sized “fearsome” predator that hunted early elephants 30 million years ago has been identified following the ...

As a result, the Arabs have lost their solid political presence and cultural reach in that periphery for the foreseeable future. The Arab world now seems detached from East Africa, again at a time ...

The team, led by renowned Egyptian paleontologist Dr Hesham Sallam, has also reclassified a group of predatory mammals that ...

Fast-forward two millennia and the paintwork has long since faded, giving rise to a range of colourless copycats that would ...

Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, a Djiboutian diplomat, has been elected as the chairman of the African Union's executive commission.

The ministry of antiquities said the discovery of the tomb of Thutmose II, whose wife, Hatshepsut, took the throne after his ...

Crises on the continent The escalation ... actors outside of Africa - the [mediation] attempts that were made were mostly by the US, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and the UAE. So it's unlikely ...

"AU leaders and member states must take greater responsibility for conflict prevention on the continent ... Turkey, Egypt and the UAE. So it's unlikely that the African Union itself will be ...

An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa's most historically significant manuscripts could soon be ...