Traditional beekeeping in Africa is a cultural treasure under threat from climate change, habitat loss, and competition from ...

Olive farming in Africa is a millennia-old tradition; in fact, some of the farms in North Africa are more than two thousand ...

The remains of a long-lost society have been unearthed in Morocco, in a discovery that could rewrite the ancient history of ...

In his new six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a ...

Burials at Mount Hora in Malawi yielded DNA used in the study DNA from ancient remains has been used to reconstruct thousands of years of population history in Africa. Researchers sequenced the ...

Ancient Ghana derived power and wealth from ... The route taken by traders of the Maghreb to Ghana started in North Africa in Tahert, coming down through Sjilmasa in Southern Morocco.

Unprecedented sighting of a spotted hyena in Egypt after thousands of years: what this means for the changing ecosystem and ...

Africa, a continent of immense diversity, history and rapid urbanization, is home to some of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Its largest urban centers are economic and cultural powerhouses, ...

With such a significant history, South Africa is home to many ancient archaeological sites to visit. The ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape is located on the border between Botswana and Namibia.

The writer is a professor in the department of classics and ancient history at Durham University ... and Romans shared with their neighbours in Africa, Asia and northern Europe enhances ...