Africa’s influence spans from ancient trade and innovation to modern culture and technology, proving it has shaped humanity’s ...

Pre-construction archaeological work at Benin City, Nigeria. Excavation of two building plots for the Museum of West African Art, Benin City, Nigeria, provides new perspectives on the Kingdom of Benin ...

A team of researchers from the US and Africa have studied African ancient DNA samples that go back ~18,000 years, shedding new light on the population history of sub-Saharan Africa. The study, ...

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Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

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Emmanuel Item has tattooed hundreds of people with designs that draw deeply on his Nigerian heritage, connecting people in the diaspora with African culture.

A native of Dakar, Senegal, Thiam learned about fonio while researching a cookbook in Kédougou, in the southeast. Once popular throughout Africa, fonio is now primarily found in the Sahel, a semi-arid ...