See the rise and fall of empires and kingdoms, experience the power of religion, the injustices of slavery, and chart the expansion of trade between Africa and other continents. Hear what it was ...

Genetic insights into the Fulani people not only illuminate their biological history but also enrich our understanding of ...

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.

and it is slowly finding its way onto the holiday itineraries of intrepid travellers seeking an enchanting mix of African adventure, culture, wildlife, archaeology, and history. This landlocked ...

Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, has a rich and complex political history shaped by kingdoms, colonization, ...

“At its height, the Kingdom of Kush was a dominant regional power,” says Zeinab Badawi, a distinguished British-Sudanese journalist whose documentary series “The History of Africa” aired ...