In 1964, UNESCO launched the elaboration of the General History of Africa with a view to remedy the general ignorance on Africa’s history. The challenge consisted of reconstructing Africa’s history, ...

Africa has a rich and complex history but there is widespread ignorance of this heritage. A celebrated British historian once said there was only the history of Europeans in Africa.

I was disturbed by Stephen Ward's letter suggesting that the problems of Africa could be solved only through recolonisation (Oxford Mail, June 27).

Africa may have 200,000 rock-art sites, more than any other continent. The oldest known site, in Namibia, is between 18,000 and 28,000 years old. Several African universities now have programmes ...

African Queens: Njinga follows a 17th century ruler in a Netflix series executive produced by Jada Pinkett Smith. ... “For actors, history is technically no different to any script,” Oni says.

You’ve probably heard that we can all trace our roots back to Africa. It’s a fact that most people learn about briefly in a history class or find out through 23andMe.

New book “Portrait and Place: Photography in Senegal, 1840-1960” shines a light on early photography in West Africa. Author Giulia Paoletti makes the case that Senegal was at the forefront of ...