While it is generally accepted that the forerunner to Homo sapiens - Homo erectus - left Africa about 1.5 million years ago to populate other parts of the world, there are two main theories about ...

In the wake of Trump’s win, Kenya’s William Ruto said his country “stands ready” to deepen its ties with Washington. Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu spoke of a second Trump administration ushering in an era of ...

At certain points in history, parts of Africa that were colonised have had to deal with the effects of a lower population, which include a smaller workforce and the breaking up of communities ...

William De La Palma Director, Dutch West India Co. September 5, 1705 The history of the European seaborne slave trade with Africa goes back ... who survived wanted no part of the work, often ...

Once upon a time in what is now the Sahara desert, a child was born with heightened immunity to malaria - important because at the time, this part of Africa was wet and rainy and covered with forest.

Find out more about the Africa food crisis. Right now, more than 150 million people in parts of Africa are struggling without the food they need to survive. Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk ...

landed Sunday in numerous areas of French West and North Africa. The American offensive was covered by the world's greatest sea armada - the combined power of the American and British navies - and ...