Kristof reported a surprising encounter on a tiny African island called Pate, just off the coast of Kenya. Here, in a village of stone huts set amongst dense mangrove trees, Kristof met a number ...

In both ancient and modern contexts ... creativity and knowledge transmission in African societies. Recently I published a study of 19th century settlements in the Magaliesberg region in South ...

"Distant relatives of the greenery in your homes thrive in tropical habitats all over the world, and now we know these included ancient African forests in the Mush Valley." The incredible detail ...

Ever wondered why traditional African huts were round and not any other shape, say, oblong? At the height of the State of Emergency, the colonial government not only created ‘Emergency Villages ...

Ancient Ghana encompassed what is now modern ... 10th century geographer Al-Bakri, quoted in Corpus of Early Arabic Sources for West African History. Click here to listen to Al-Bakri describing ...

The ancient Saharan city of Chinguetti, a historical hub for poets, scholars, and theologians and home to thousands of manuscripts, is facing an existential threat from the encroaching desert.

The lost world in which ancient humans lived has excited and dumbfounded ... while exploring a remote South African cave, happened upon the remains of Homo naledi. This extinct hominin species ...

Africa can be challenging to reach, but those who visit have the chance to experience the perfect blend of ancient and modern, wild and urban, and East and West. From Cape Town's coastal beauty to ...

Sudan has around 255 pyramids - more than twice as many as its neighbour - built by the ancient Kingdom of Kush, which once ruled over parts of both Sudan and Egypt. The pyramids are mostly ...