Before Roy Jones brought the boxing world's focus to Pensacola, George Foreman and Larry Holmes fought separate fights here ...

A towering figure in African critical thought, Mudimbe’s work – translated and studied worldwide – has profoundly shaped ...

The longest rivers in the world stretch over thousands of kilometres. From the Amazon to the Nile, they are crucial to human ...

Mr. Mudimbe was troubled by Africa’s image in the Western mind and by how it came to be formed. Image Mr. Mudimbe moved from Congo, then known as Zaire, to the United States in 1980. He remained ...

Two-plus years after previously unbeaten heavyweight champion Big George Foreman lost to Muhammad Ali in 1974's legendary "Rumble in the Jungle" in Zaire, Africa, the recently deceased boxer came ...

Many of those who came to power immediately after liberation in Africa had little understanding of the historical role of the state in economic transformation.

Wan-Bissaka, who is English-born and of Congolese descent, played for England up to under 21 level and DR Congo's Under-20 ...

Basketball legend Michael Jordan is returning to the NBA as a special contributor for NBC Sports in October, more than 20 ...

And let us not be fooled by his youth or populist flair. Africa has seen this movie before. From Mobutu in Zaire to Mengistu in Ethiopia, the continent's post-independence history is littered with ...