Ancient DNA from southern Africa is rewriting the story of our species, revealing that some early humans in this region lived ...

Africa has long been known as the cradle of humanity. Fossils, tools and genetics all point there. Yet the deeper story of ...

Scientists read ancient DNA from South African hunter gatherers and found a very early human branch that shaped survival ...

Many of the ancient southern Africans, including those who lived between about 10,200 and 1,400 years ago, "fall outside the ...

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2015 to 2024 as the International Decade for People of African Descent, with national, regional, and global actions. As proclaimed by the General ...

With over 50 countries, thousands of languages, and a variety of ecosystems, Africa cannot be painted with one brush. Many common misconceptions about Africa have persisted for years, sometimes even ...

"Africa is on the rise and African people are also ascending," one person said. At Cape Coast Castle on the shores of the Ghanaian city, a sordid history belies its beauty. The castle overlooking the ...

Between 2011 and 2021 the number of members in Africa increased by 120%, compared with 19% globally. Matt Martinich, a ...

Laduma Ngxokolo, the designer behind MaXhosa Africa, is on a mission to embrace his country’s history and traditions, rather ...