DNA from two mummies at Takarkori links them to 15,000-year-old Taforalt hunter-gatherers, challenging the idea of the Green ...

The latest genetic studies reveal that 7,000 years ago, the Sahara was home to a unique group of people. This community lived ...

Max Planck Institute evolutionary anthropologist Nada Salem and colleagues sequenced the ancient DNA of two female ...

The Sahel region of Africa is the "epicentre of global terrorism ... Its new report says that in this semi-arid area to the south of the Sahara Desert 3,885 people out of a worldwide total ...

Recent research has revealed surprising details about the prehistoric population of North Africa thanks to the genetic ...

With a focus on the distribution of British-manufactured Invertek Drives’ variable frequency drives across Africa, ...

As South Africa commemorates Human Rights Day, we must reflect on the ongoing struggle for self-determination faced by the ...

Africa’s mega-project to help combat climate change, desertification, and land degradation has seen positive strides. The project will see a 4,722-mile green wall that will aim to restore 100 ...

Every year, from December to April, the Harmattan sweeps across Africa. This cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets its name from ...