American missionary kidnapped in Niger in October is freed
An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organization says, adding that Kevin Rideout "is in good health in the care of U.S. officials."
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An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organization says, adding that Kevin Rideout "is in good health in the care of U.S. officials."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
Through food, music, and dance, dozens will tell the story of the African continent's influence on the Western Hemisphere. Kara St. Cyr introduces a dancer with the group Karimba Afrikans, whose moves teach us all about culture and tradition.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that four men in the Ivory Coast were arrested in connection with an international "sextortion" scheme that targeted minors, including a 17-year-old from the San Francisco Bay Area who died by suicide.
The World Health Organization declared an international health emergency over the spread of mpox in Africa, but says it's not the next coronavirus.
The change doesn't mandate or even explicitly affirm LGBTQ clergy, but it means the church no longer forbids them.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has given Apple weeks to answer questions about how it ensures key components in its tech are ethically and legally sourced.
Congo's government is questioning Apple about the tech company's knowledge of "blood minerals" from a conflict zone in the African country that could be smuggled into supply chains.
CBS News traveled across Ghana's remote cocoa belt and found children working on small subsistence farms that supply U.S. chocolate giant Mars. Foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports.
A Libyan official who visited Derna said "25% of the city has disappeared," and he expects the final toll to be "really, really big."
Hundreds of people lined up to donate blood as rescuers kept hunting for people trapped under rubble two days after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Morocco.
Wherever Vice President Kamala Harris went in Africa on her just-completed trip, her appearances were treated like a homecoming.
Harris opened her visit in Ghana, announcing $100 million in support for a handful of nations to address security, governance and development issues.
The World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.
Manu Dibango, who fused African rhythms with funk to become one of the most influential musicians in world dance music has died with the coronavirus. He was 86.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is putting his plans to live in Africa for several months this year on hold over concerns about the coronavirus.
Dr. Gail Wagner provides free medical care to thousands of rural Kenyans.
Africans were shocked on Friday to find President Donald Trump had finally taken an interest in their continent. But it wasn't what people had hoped for.
Pres. Trump said Friday he's delaying a new policy allowing the body parts of African elephants shot for sport to be imported until he can review "all conservation facts."
A potential treatment for addiction: a psychedelic derived from the bark of an African scrub. The shrub is iboga. The treatment is ibogaine.
A profile of five of the most extreme whitewater rafting locations in the world
A look at five of the world's largest protected areas...
Just in time for Black History Month, there's a new app with some pretty cool afrocentric emojis. It's called Afro Emoji.
Facebook is teaming up with a French satellite operator to deliver Internet coverage to 14 sub-Saharan countries in Africa in 2016.
Researchers at UC Berkeley developed a microscope that used a smartphone to detect parasitic worms in a person's blood. The new device, called a CellScope, could help provide critical information to health providers in the field.
