Safari is a bucket list for many and Kenya offers culture, comfort and plenty of animal sightings, writes Michelle Walsh Jackson.

The buildings are well preserved and carry a long history that represents the development of Swahili building technology, based on coral, lime and mangrove poles. The architecture and urban structure ...

The Eurocentric concept of the “Dark Ages” has often obscured the rich, diverse, and sophisticated developments in Africa.

Analysis - Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, ...

The current political situation leaves me feeling discouraged, depressed, and helpless. I can’t change national policy or ...

Ghanaian musician Samini recently featured South African choral group Soweto Gospel Choir for a new collaboration. The music ...

Here are seven ancient ruins you can find throughout Africa. This 75,000-year-old ruins site is also affectionately known as ...

Since the Cold War, competition between foreign powers for influence in Africa has spurred a great debate. With a focus on ...

But the vast majority of the population speaks Comorian, which is a mixture of Swahili and Arabic ... There are stone piers left from the old times, colorful architecture of the Arab quarter with ...

Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara were Swahili trading cities and their prosperity was based on control of Indian Ocean trade with Arabia, India and China, particularly between the 13th and 16th ...

Plus, an Angolan school for the performing arts, Swahili chicken from Mombasa and the art scene in Lagos.