Maasai women from Laikipia County showcase beaded products in Nanyuki town after the county government opened a weekly Ushanga Day for women in the interior northern Laikipia to showcase the products.

This LSE Cities’ seed fund project covers initial phases of a multi-year investigation into the impact of air transport growth in Africa on urban infrastructure. The map of African commercial aviation ...

a ship's captain in the slave trade from Liverpool.These decorative glass beads were used to ease the passage of traders mainly across Africa. Similar beads are also found in the United States and ...

16 years ago Olayami Dabls came to the corner of Grand River and West Grand Blvd with a vision to create a space for his community to understand the immense power of their African heritage.

An exploration of the past, present, and future of Africa in a multidisciplinary setting. A dozen Africanist faculty members collaborate in an effort to shed light on both the huge potential of Africa ...

Without them the forests of the Congo Basin would look very different The survival of the African rainforest ecosystem is intricately linked to the presence of forest elephants. As "ecosystem ...

Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum isn’t going anywhere. Earlier this week, reports surfaced that the unique Detroit institution ...

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Her medium is the tiny seed bead. Her canvas ranges from ... including in a shipment of her belongings from South Africa: totally new beads. “They keep stalking me,” she said, pointing to ...

No Facebook, Twitter or WhatsApp. This is becoming more common in some African countries, where governments have sometimes shut down or restricted the internet and access to social media platforms.

Since the majority of these styles are inspired by African culture, it is not hard spotting black girl braids with beads. Are ...

What is an African forest elephant? Of the two species of African elephants, forest elephants are both smaller and more rare than their cousins, African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana).