With over 50 countries, thousands of languages, and a variety of ecosystems, Africa cannot be painted with one brush. Many common misconceptions about Africa have persisted for years, sometimes even ...

Africa’s top regional body is hosting its annual summit in Ethiopia this weekend to discuss the future of the continent of ...

Without the AU, the continent would have weaker bargaining power and slower coordination on issues that touch public life.

If you start your day with a cup of coffee or end your evening listening to jazz, you can thank African people. Traditions and practices from across the continent have found their way to practically ...

You don’t have to travel to the West to find blonde-haired, blue-eyed people; one African tribe has had them for centuries. Africans are one of the most genetically diverse groups of people in the ...

Scientists have found evidence of several waves of migration by looking at the genetic signatures of human interbreeding with Neanderthals. By Carl Zimmer Hundreds of thousands of years ago, our ...

Jonathan O. Chimakonam is affiliated with The University of Pretoria, South Africa and The Conversational School of Philosophy, University of Calabar, Nigeria. You know how it is. Humans habitually ...