Among the consequences of the rise and fall of empires in the last couple of centuries has been the formation, in the territories they formerly governed, of the political entities we call nations; ...

Domingos Simoes Pereira, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, speaks during the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014.

Here are key things to know ahead of the Pope’s trip to Equatorial Guinea, which will be part of his 2026 visit to Africa.

(Corrects second bullet to say Bougainville president not PNG PM) By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The Pacific ...

CONAKRY, Guinea — Junta leader Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya was sworn in Saturday as president of Guinea after he overwhelmingly won last year's presidential election despite an earlier promise not to ...

The health trial by researchers at the University of Southern Denmark has been suspended by Bissau-Guinean authorities.

African scientists have criticised a study of hepatitis B virus birth dose vaccination as being unethical. Gilbert Nakweya reports.

Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso has issued a blunt assessment of Papua New Guinea’s development challenges, warning that the nation is "playing catch-up" after decades of failing to align ...

The decision by Equatorial Guinea to strip Malabo of its status as the capital and relocate the seat of power inland is not a ...

A $6.7 million New Zealand aid electrification project in a tribal violence hot spot of Papua New Guinea has been halted due ...

Africa's growth could outpace Asia's for the first time in 2026, figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggest, as the continent's population continues to rise fast. Some countries are ...

The history of the hepatitis B vaccine has been marked by controversies, from the ‘Australia antigen’ to the ‘Pediatric ...