New volcanic dating from Ethiopia’s Omo Kibish formation has pushed the age of Homo sapiens fossils back to at least 233,000 ...

In our review, we accepted that modern humans arose in Africa during the Middle Stone Age about 200,000 years ago and then replaced populations of hominins outside the continent between 60,000 and 40, ...

The memoir of Nathaniel Isaacs, a Jewish merchant who found himself shipwrecked in what is now South Africa, influenced Shaka ...

Recent elections in several African countries have ended with sidelined opposition candidates and disputed results.

Beaufort (remember, locals pronounce it “BEW-fort” not “BOW-fort” – unless you enjoy immediately identifying yourself as a tourist) sits gracefully along the coastline of Port Royal Island in South ...

New findings reveal the geological age, context, and anatomy of hominin fossils discovered at the Ledi-Geraru Research Project in Ethiopia. Although scientists have uncovered much of the story of ...

For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ancient protein analysis, researchers have cracked open new secrets hidden ...

The wooden pews of Gettysburg’s oldest African American congregation were filled with voices and stories bridging centuries of faith, identity, and resilience earlier this month.

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

Amid boycotts and protests, queer Joburg found something radical at Zoo Lake — a Pride rooted in love, agency and ...

1. Paul Biya (Cameroon) – 92 Years Old*: Born on February 13, 1933, Paul Biya has been the President of Cameroon since ...

The alleyway hits a dead end. So does the next. And the next. Wandering deep into Tunis’ 7th-century medina and its souqs, I ...