In 2016, Ilhan Omar made history when she was elected to Minnesota's House of Representatives, becoming the first Somali-American to win a state office in the United States. Omar had humble beginnings,...

MAPUTO (FIBA AfroBasket 2017) - In the lead-up to the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 to be co-hosted by Senegal and Tunisia, we take a closer look at all 16 participating teams competing in the championship runn...

LAGOS(FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017) - In the lead-up to the FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017, we take a closer look at all 12 participating teams competing in the championship running from August 18-27 in ...

Zeinab Badawi's continuing quest to uncover the history of Africa takes her to the Pharonic Village in Cairo, where she explores the most famous civilisation on the continent.

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian Premier League dark horses, Misr Lel Makasa, have qualified to represent Egypt in the 2018 CAF Champions League for the first time in their history after coming from behi...

ABU DHABI // The UAE and Saudi Arabia along with the allied states who have joined them in isolating Qatar have named 59 individuals and 12 organisations for terror sanctions, putting increased pressur...

Ilhan Omar explains how she made history to become the first Somali-American legislator in the US.

Abuja (AFP) - Nigerian troops have been told not to get involved in politics, the army said Tuesday, in a warning likely to resonate given the country's history of coups and with the president currentl...

A Nigerian born pilot for Air Djibouti Ademilola #8220;Lola#8221; Odujinrin has made history by becoming the first African pilot to fly solo around the world. In a statement, the Djibouti Ports and Fre...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In qualifying for the group stage of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup at the weekend, Mbabane Swallows of Swaziland and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) of Uganda wrote their...