The continent of Africa is recognized as the place where humankind originated and evolved over millennia. From famous ancestors like Lucy, the Australopithecus afarensis remains unearthed in Ethiopia ...

Evidence suggests ancient hunter-gatherers performed the first ever African cremation of a female sometime around 9,500 years ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. A breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of ...

Allawi Ssemanda, executive director of the Development Watch Center Uganda, noted that the fleet of Zheng He, a renowned navigator of China's Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), visited Africa for trade and ...

What follows is part of a short chronological series on African and African American History. The educational system in the United States does not always offer a balanced history of Africa which is ...

Sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats to this heritage Amber Dance, Knowable Magazine Big gaps exist in the ...

The hero we need now.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a congratulatory letter to the opening ceremony of the 2026 China-Africa Year ...