An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa's most historically significant manuscripts could soon be ...

Militaries that have taken power in Africa's Sahel region—notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger—have put pressure on western ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have found the tomb of King Thutmose II — the first discovery of an ancient royal tomb since King ...

Ancient DNA dating to between 16,000–18,000 years ago ... but this study also underscores the importance of forested regions of the continent, such as Central or West Africa, to understand patterns of ...

The commercialization of self-care has created a distance between people and authentic healing traditions. Yet within African ...

Ancient Ghana encompassed what is now modern ... 10th century geographer Al-Bakri, quoted in Corpus of Early Arabic Sources for West African History. Click here to listen to Al-Bakri describing ...

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The ...

Morocco, a country with a rich and diverse history, is home to some of the most breathtaking ancient sites in Africa. Among them stands Volubilis, an incredibly well-preserved Roman city near ...

As a consequence of this encounter, modern populations outside Africa carry about 2–3% Neanderthal ancestry in their genomes. The ancient populations expanding out of Africa subsequently ...

Today, the Asante people still remember their ancient traditions. They hold special ceremonies called durbars. This photograph shows an Asante chief at a durbar. Most West African kingdoms slowly ...

One of the most colourful and interesting periods in ancient West African history is set to be relived in an epic musical theatre production titled 'Mansa Musa and the Trail of Lost Gold ...

An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa’s most historically significant manuscripts could soon be covered by the Sahara Desert ...