Scientists read ancient DNA from South African hunter gatherers and found a very early human branch that shaped survival ...

A recent DNA analysis has made newfound discoveries that identify living descendants of African Americans buried in a Maryland cemetery at Catoctin Furnace, an iron forge that operated in the ...

An extinct species of giant elephant that used to roam across much of Europe and Asia was more closely related to modern African forest elephants than forest elephants are to modern African bush ...

I am an African living in Nairobi, Kenya, who makes films about my continent’s wildlife. But as a species, wildlife filmmakers from Africa are rarer than mountain gorillas. This needs to change. We ...

Africa’s design industry is entering a renaissance, one where heritage, innovation, and global appeal are merging to redefine interiors on the continent and beyond. From handcrafted furniture that ...

This commentary is the first installment of a new column from the Africa Program called the Dizolele Brief, which connects the dots between seemingly disparate events and developments in Africa. A ...

Development in Africa doesn’t move in leaps; it is a back-and-forth progress; it inches forward, sometimes slips back, then steadies again. Yet in 2025, several countries stand out for doing more ...

The author has an ongoing research partnership with the African Australian Advocacy Centre (AAAC). The author is not a AAAC board member and maintains her academic independence. A special UN working ...

Oluwaseyi Ojo is the Head of Human Resources and Administration at Atlantic Exhibition Nigeria Limited. Africa’s design industry is entering a renaissance, one where heritage, innovation, and global ...