Africa's top historians take a fresh look at the events and characters that have shaped the continent from the origins of humankind to the end of South African apartheid. See the rise and fall of ...

While it is generally accepted that the forerunner to Homo sapiens - Homo erectus - left Africa about 1.5 million years ago to populate other parts of the world, there are two main theories about ...

A new generation of Sierra Leoneans is eager to show visitors that the nation's civil war is long gone and reintroduce one of ...

Hundreds of South African servicemen, mostly black, who died during World War One have been honoured with a new memorial in ...

What was precolonial Africa like? A number of powerful kingdoms developed in precolonial West Africa. They each had their own diverse cultures, art, histories and religions. The Kingdom of Benin ...

he united several of West Africa’s kingdoms to defeat Ghana’s king, Sumanguru. He then began to conquer more land in the area, calling his new kingdom the Mali Empire. Records of oral history ...

In the 1950s and 60s, her mother, the late Andrée Blouin, threw herself into the fight for a free Africa, mobilising the ... now 67, told the BBC. In 1960, with Nkrumah's encouragement, Andrée ...

Ivory Coast's footballers ultimately delivered on home soil, yet South Africa's cricketers will be among those mulling over missed chances. BBC Sport ... Nemour created history as the continent's ...

Go to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent. Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica Horrific videos seeming to show Sudanese ...

African athletes are looking to break old records, while new talent will have its chance to make an impression on the global stage. Get your calendar ready as BBC Sport Africa picks out some of ...