Larger ideal family sizes are more common in West and Central Africa and in East and Southern Africa, according to the report "Lives, Choices and Futures: What young people want and what shapes their decisions about relationships and parenthood."

Hadja Andree Toure, former first lady of Guinea’s First Republic, died in Morocco on Wednesday at the age of 92, the Guinean presidency announced on its official Facebook page. Born in 1934 in Macenta, as the wife of Guinea’s first president Ahmed Sekou Toure, she served as first lady from...

Traditionally known as Kenya’s food basket, the region is witnessing a shift in crop choices as farmers allocate part of their land to coffee alongside maize, beans and dairy.