A wooden hunter’s toolbox inscribed with an ancient writing system from Zambia has been making waves on social media. "We've grown up being told that Africans didn't know how to read and write," says ...

Greek mythology can teach us about women's rebellion. In myths they spoke truth to power and fiercely resisted injustice and oppression.

It’s astonishing how this group has contributed to building a nation and to shaping a culture, leaving such a strong imprint.

Oliver had just watched Thiam’s TED Talk on fonio, an ancient West African grain ... many of them women, and facilitates large-scale production at the Senegal mill of Thiam’s packaged-food ...

Across the continent, thousands of Fulani people are holding fast to their ancient customs—while reshaping their traditions ...

When communities are constantly on the move, they lose political power. In Senegal, Awa Sow has radical ideas to change all that.

Ten powerful fantasy novels where the ancient myth collides with modern truth—gritty, emotional, and deeply human stories ...

including this one of women wearing leather cloaks One of Yonga's personal favourites in the Frame project is Sona or Tusona, an ancient, sophisticated and now rarely used writing system.

In ancient times, Tel Malḥata served as a crossroads that merchants from the Arabian Peninsula, India and Africa used. The items were found in 1,500-year-old graves of women and children ...

Modern humans wandered in from the southeast and found a continent already home to a very different kind of human: the ...

Although they didn’t have access to modern, sophisticated beauty creams, women in ancient Africa were known for their smooth, flawless skins and brilliant white smiles. Having to survive the ...

President Paul Kagame, on June 3, arrived in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, for a two-day official visit at the invitation of his counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune.