The Great Rift in East Africa is one of the few spots on Earth being actively separated by tectonic activity and will ...

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

Scientific advances, initiatives, and injustices in Sub–Saharan Africa shape the Black diaspora through ancestry, migration, ...

This 1935 map of Africa is more than just a historical artifact—it’s a window into the past. As we unroll its fragile pages, we embark on a journey to understand Africa’s vast and varied ...

A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much ...