East African leaders and Saudi royals are among those profiting off a lucrative, deadly trade in domestic workers.

Deep within Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Virunga National Park is home to some of the continent’s most active volcanoes, including the formidable Nyamulagira. This shield volcano has a long history of ...

Scientists see it as a fascinating natural laboratory that will culminate in a north-south continental split - and ultimately ...

Then, in 2018, more cracks began to appear. A Second Crack Forms In 2018 — But It May Not Be Connected To The East African Rift In March 2018, a second massive crack, measuring approximately 50 feet ...

CNOOC Uganda Limited, the Chinese owned oil company, operates the Kingfisher field in Kikuube and Hoima districts ...

A swarm of earth tremors and fears of volcanic eruptions in January forced tens of thousands of people to move away from ...

Most famously, this is the area where King Saul fell on his spear rather than face capture by the Philistines. His sons ...

swamp the Afar region (and the East African Rift Valley), forming the world’s sixth ocean and creating a new land mass in East Africa. When the split is completed, a new continent -- separate ...