Africa, Mali Travel News

Southampton football coach Chris Harding is gearing up for adventure of a lifetime when he will cycle more than 11,000 miles from Southampton to Lesotho to raise money for the Saints Foundation and Kick For Life charity which uses football to help disadvantaged children.

We were out at Tongg's surf break when the world's best-traveled writer paddled past in a kayak.

Music collective Weird Together were inspired by the travelling that DJ and man about town Nick Dwyer did as part of his music documentary series, Making Tracks .

Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, inaugural flight today touched down in Abha, Saudi Arabia, from its primary hub in Sharjah.

She just enjoys making other people happy, and Bridgewater resident, and recent Virgina Tech graduate, Valerie Hengemuhle is continuing to do that with her work overseas to help underprivileged youths attend school.

The region reported a 3.4-percent increase in occupancy to 65.7 percent, a 0.7-percent increase in average daily rate to US$171.29 and a 4.0-percent increase in revenue per available room to US$112.46. The Middle East/Africa region reported positive performance results during April 2013 when reported in U.S. dollars, according to data compiled by ... (more)

Peter Borren has been named captain of Netherlands' 14-man squad for the ODI against South Africa in Amstelveen on May 31.

The Horn of Africa is currently experiencing an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 . A four-month-old girl near Dadaab, Kenya, developed symptoms of acute flaccid paralysis on 30 April 2013.

France will invest about 20 million euros to increase security for diplomats and embassies in the Middle East and Africa after its mission in Libya was targeted by a car bomb in April, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

NAIROBI: Kenya said yesterday it was "fine" with US President Barack Obama avoiding the country on an Africa tour next month, rejecting reports it was due to upcoming crimes against humanity trials of its leaders.

Africa's Great Lakes region today has the chance to achieve something that has eluded its war-weary people for several decades.

Chinese vice-premier Wang Yang has arrived in Zimbabwe at the start of an official trip to view his nation's burgeoning trade and development ties in Africa.

DOES accusing Israel of apartheid reduce the history of South African blacks and demonise Israel? Yes, says The Rev.

"Can you imagine having an opportunity to have a hands-on with something like ? I'd love that," says Greg Hansen of Tottenville when asked about visiting Africa after his cross-country bike journey.

Five students from Kent State University are in the midst of the trip of a lifetime, as today they're working in a clinic on the east coast of Africa.

NASA's Landsat satellites have been snapping pictures of the Earth from orbit since 1972.

From the people who brought Heritage India to Washington, now comes recently opened Crossroads , a multinational tour of the world's cuisines.

According to a Los Angeles Times report , that's the travel nightmare story Sandy Valdivieso and her husband, Triet Vo, will get to tell for the rest of their lives.

President Obama is planning major diplomatic initiatives with China and Africa in the coming weeks, the White House announced Monday.

President Obama is planning major diplomatic initiatives with China and Africa in the coming weeks, the White House announced Monday.