While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

Is it too late, asked Le Pays (Ouagadougou): have we "reached the point of no return" for another catastrophic conflict in ...

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some ...

Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

Niger is set to hold a national convention to map out its long-awaited political transition following the July 2023 coup that ...

Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852 ? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold began in the late 19th cent ...

Avian influenza (AI) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting poultry and wild water birds, posing significant global challenges due to its high mortality rates and economic impacts. Highly ...

If you glance at a map of Africa, you might do a double-take when you see Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea. Unlike most capitals, which sit firmly within the heart of their nations ...

The affected area is not one static area on the map. It consists of different parts of the ... People in Saharan Africa and ...

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some ...

Dreadful details of mass killing and mass rape have emerged since the Rwanda- backed M23 rebels captured the city of Goma. On the weekend, the East African Community, the Southern African Development ...