Once the largest country in Africa, Sudan was divided into two distinct regions: the predominantly Arab-Muslim north and the ...

Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of ...

The British Council has launched a collection of 100 idioms, proverbs and phrases that shed light on the evolution of English ...

The legendary ancient Greek courtesan Lais of Corinth was famous for her beauty that left no man resistant to her charms, and her extravagant demands and sharp tongue ...

I was thrilled when I got nominated for a three-week training conference for young African journalists in Cairo, Egypt.

These tiny donut-shaped beads made from ostrich eggshells were very similar in the region, making it the world’s oldest known human social network.

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.

This African proverb emphasizes the power of collaboration ... As a result of these small efforts, we can achieve remarkable achievements. With these ancient proverbs and whispers from generations ...

An agelong African proverb says, until the lions have their own historians ... is the fact that, it was the ancient Mali Empire that came up with a codified human rights law in their constitution in ...

African natives wagered anything from a bowl of rice or a cow, used as a bride price. Whereas wealthy merchants and ancient ...

In a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of South Africa, archaeologists discovered thousands of stone tools, created by ancient humans roughly 20,000 years ago. By examining tiny ...

A study in Nature Medicine found that shifting to a diet typical of the East African country — rich in vegetables, legumes, ancient grains and fermented foods — for just two weeks had ...