The French Navy recently found the deepest-ever shipwreck in French waters, a 16th-century vessel with preserved cargo of faience pitchers from Liguria, Italy.

Next year, KICC will host the inaugural Pan-African Architecture Biennale, a fitting venue for such an event. The biennale will be curated by Omar Degan, the Italian-born Somali founding architect ...

The African Minerals Development Centre has underscored the critical need to reform Africa’s artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector and financial architecture to drive growth in the industry.

Swedish archaeologists are studying a rare discovery from a 16th-century shipwreck near Stockholm, hoping it will shed light on the history of trade and industry in the Baltic region and Sweden ...

Investing Investors should rise with the dawn of the African century Africa has a troubled history and recent years have been difficult. But conditions are ripe for a turnaround in the continent's ...

Reid – professor of African history at the University of Oxford – has made this argument before, but The African Revolution offers an extended, detailed exposition of the point.

Historical texts, from official records to personal chronicles, are revealing how 16th-century weather shaped Transylvanian society.

With more than 140 islands in the Puerto Rico archipelago, you could return every year and experience something new every time. It’s a unique destination since you don’t need a passport to visit, yet ...

This sense of divinity is emphasized by a 21st century knowledge of places like Canada, and Marguerite’s 16th century perspective on the island’s plants and animals encapsulate a forgotten ...

The inaugural edition of ‘Architecture Encounters / Les Recontres Architecturales de Lomé (RAL #1)’ in Togo (28-30 November 2024) offered plenty of food for thought. Ancient Nôk cave dwellings, ...

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, says the bank’s reforms align with efforts to establish a stronger and more resilient African financial architecture.