On Monday, Dec. 8, the Maryland Zoo announced that eight critically endangered African penguins had hatched and were named by ...

It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday to claim they had seized power. Just two weeks earlier, soldiers seized power in ...

African leaders are pushing to have colonial-era crimes recognized, criminalized and addressed through reparations.

The Maryland Zoo has played a central role in conservation efforts for decades. More than 1,000 African penguin chicks have ...

Scientists read ancient DNA from South African hunter gatherers and found a very early human branch that shaped survival ...

A new assessment of African Forest Elephants reveals an estimated 135,690 individuals1, with an additional 7,728 to 10,990 ...

Elephants are vital to ecosystems. Learn interesting facts and how WWF works to protect them across Africa and Asia.

Johannesburg — Much of Africa's cultural treasure was looted during colonial times and has remained in museums and private collections in Europe and North America ever since. For the last few decades, ...

African Grey Parrots are extremely smart with large vocabularies, which Molly demonstrates well (curse words and all). But ...

African dream root is an herb native to South Africa. Traditionally, people used the plant’s roots to treat several health conditions. In addition, the Xhosa people of South Africa used the roots to ...

African black soap is touted for its many potential healing properties. It may help with breakouts, hyperpigmentation, stretch marks, and more. African black soap (also called African soap or black ...

December's mix of Southern-made food and kitchen products includes cheesecake dip mixes, ranch dressing in salt form and tea blends from Marietta, Georgia.