Until now, though, the oldest firm evidence for people living in African rainforests dated to around 18,000 years ago. Our newly published study pushes that date way back.

Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of natural environment we evolved in. Until recently, the dominant idea was ...

Imagine walking across the seemingly endless, sun-baked plains of southern Africa. The ground looks barren, the air shimmers ...

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Welcome to Gabon’s best-kept secret in Africa.(Image by X/tourismcampaign ... He has opened up guest rooms in his wood-built house overlooking the mangroves, with a view to encouraging "ordinary ...

Preserving critical world knowledge and heritage of the indigenous Lanoh tribe requires public support, says the writer.

Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of natural environment we evolved in. Until recently, the dominant idea was that ...

Christina Bryant, director of the library’s City Archives & Special Collections, said this collection of African American voices is designed to preserve a slice of life that would typically be ...

In the mid-19th century, gorillas were little more than shadowy, quasi-mythical beasts dwelling in some of the most impermeable stretches of the African jungle ... made it his life’s work ...

Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of natural environment we evolved in. Until recently, the dominant idea was that ...

Vigilante violence is so prevalent in Nigeria that suspicion of petty theft can get one killed. Experts say Nigeria must reform its justice and police systems to deter it.