Long before modern borders, ancient builders in West Africa raised hundreds of stone circles across the region. Often ...

Napoleon is relatively unusual in western history for aligning himself with Hannibal – not Hannibal’s Roman enemy, Scipio ...

In 2018, an independent researcher bought a piece of space rock from a vendor in Morocco. It could change what we know of the ...

Learn why the idea of an ancient African drying period is now being challenged and what this means for the story of the first humans.

Analysis casts doubt on ancient drying of northern Africa's climate, raising new questions about early human evolution by Kevin Stacey, Brown University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan ...

The General History of Africa (GHA) is a pioneering corpus, unparalleled in its ambition to cover the history of the entire African continent, since the appearance of human beings to contemporary ...

Imagine a map of Africa, once a mosaic of thriving kingdoms, empires, and tribes, each with its own distinct culture, language, and history. Then, in a span of mere months, European powers ...

Additionally, soils formed from ancient marine deposits during the Quaternary period are widespread across Africa. Where the climate favors salt accumulation, saline parent materials give rise to ...

Stories of the kingdom of Kaabu's reign have been told for generations through a kind of traditional song. Now, an archaeological dig has confirming the histories told and retold by griots.

From the 16th to the 19th centuries, the kingdom of Kaabu dominated a swath of West Africa that included modern-day Guinea-Bissau. The stories of its royalty and reign have been told for generations ...

Discover the wisdom of ancient African proverbs and their relevance to Black history and lives today. Learn how these proverbs can inspire and empower.