NAIROBI, Kenya — (AP) — Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa ... and Michael Warren in Atlanta contributed.

A few weeks ago, we reported how Charlie a 42-year-old elephant was finally freed from South Africa’s National Zoo after living in captivity for 40 years. In August, with help from EMS foundation and ...

Outtara’s announcement follows that of other leaders across West Africa, where France’s militaries are being asked to leave. Analysts have described the requests for French troops to leave Africa as ...

It is the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonial power. Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said the pullout would begin in January. France has had as many as ...

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Atlanta police expect tens of thousands to attend the Peach Drop at Underground Atlanta, with rapper Big Boi headlining the event. Police will work 12-hour shifts, with nearly all 1,700 officers ...

An artificial rendering of the Albertine Rift, which forms the western branch of the East African Rift. Credit: Christoph Hormann / CC BY-SA 3.0 Researchers have discovered a major shift happening in ...

Zoo Atlanta is hosting a noon Year's Eve for families starting at 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. There will be a DJ, a magic show and even more for kids to enjoy. Children can also write down their dreams ...

LANDOVER, Md. -- Through all the ups and downs of the Atlanta Falcons' season, including a late quarterback change, the one constant has been Bijan Robinson. The second-year running back scored his ...

ATLANTA—Adair Park, a spit of land just southwest of this city’s downtown, is a neighborhood on the rise. Part residential, part industrial, it sits next to a train station and the popular ...

Serena was 19, and had lived “well beyond” the average life expectancy for a lion, according to the zoo’s Facebook post, which called her “a tremendous ambassador for her species.” ...