Built by a Chinese construction firm throughout the 2010s, the Great Mosque of Algiers features the world's tallest minaret, measuring at 869 feet (265 meters). The third largest mosque in the ...

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 ...

Algeria has built one of the largest mosques the world has ever seen ... with little access to badminton facilities - now he’s a four-time African champion. People have been killed and injured ...

Muslims make up around 5% of the population. The government says the Muslim community has complied with the ban. Find out what else is going on in Africa today Rwanda pastors held after church ...

Inside, some 2,000 men set their prayer mats 1.5 meters apart while 3,000 others spread out into the courtyard of West Africa's largest mosque. "We are being careful but to be honest we cannot ...