Africa, a continent of immense diversity, history and rapid urbanization, is home to some of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Its largest urban centers are economic and cultural powerhouses, ...

The Huguenot Tunnel in South Africa is a massive £8.51 million tunnel separating two major cities and cutting between 15 and ...

This ancient city has a history that stretches back nearly three millennia and it was once the heart of a powerful ...

A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, after fighting with the Congolese ...

The City of Tshwane is grappling with the proliferation of hijacked buildings, which has led to crumbling infrastructure and ...

The South African government has given Taiwan a deadline of the end of March to relocate the island's de facto embassy ...

Here are the 15 biggest cities in Africa, ranked by population. Population estimates have been referenced from official government census figures, or if unavailable, from the most recent U.N. data. As ...

Its blend of tradition and modernity makes it a cultural hotspot in West Africa. Ethiopia's capital city, Addis Ababa, is the political and cultural heart of the nation. As the headquarters of the ...