In contrast to North Africa, East Africa was never subject to one wide, sweeping Muslim takeover. Islam came to the East African coast in many waves and at different times. There is no single date ...

A city with a metro population of more than five million is the richest in East Africa, with more than 4,000 millionaires, a report suggests. Henley Global's "The Africa Wealth Report", breaks ...

Research on the Middle East and North Africa region focuses on changes to politics and society, economics, and security issues. The Middle East and North Africa is a region of significant geopolitical ...

"This transformation could affect biodiversity, water resources and agricultural practices, posing both challenges and opportunities for the inhabitants of East Africa," said HowStuffWorks.

Steven Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how the Israel-Hamas cease-fire over Gaza came together ...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to grow at 2.2% in 2024, yet the outlook remains subdued amid heightened uncertainty. In addition to examining the macroeconomic outlook of ...

The Middle East and North Africa are undergoing a period of profound upheaval, accompanied by political, social and economic crises, increasingly fragile statehood, as well as violent conflicts and ...

Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs on almost every country in the world is causing shockwaves - and the Middle East and North Africa has not escaped. The US president announced the widest set ...

Repressive governments across the Middle East and North Africa are under pressure and face surging demands for political, economic and social reform. Authorities have hit back hard, violently ...

In places like South Sudan and the Sahel, ongoing conflict has hindered families’ access to food for years. Across areas of East and Southern Africa, climate change has triggered harsher and more ...

University of Tokyo researchers have investigated the origin and dispersal scenarios of Homo sapiens into East Eurasia ...