Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with influences from both North ...

Despite their citizens being among Africa’s poorest, Mali, Niger,and Burkina Faso boast mineral riches beyond the dreams of most nations. All three Sahel countries have sizable gold deposits, and ...

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Analysis - Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the ...

Trump's push for energy autarky ignores key dynamics - especially the global pivot to Eurasia for energy needs. However, ...

Our study thus confirmed what was found in people of African descent in the US: the genetic origin underpinning the excess ...

Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns in West Africa, which supplies around 70% of the world's cacao, are ...

Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold ...

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The ...

But sometime in the very distant future, there may be a new guest: a sixth ocean. As a result of movement from the East ...

“We Need New Names” is NoViolet Bulawayo’s 2013 debut novel about a young impoverished African girl who eventually moves to ...