Africa’s story does not stop at colonization. It moves through it, then past it, into plans led by Africans and powered by the youngest population on Earth. If you are trying to make sense of ...

The Empire of Wagadu (Ghana, 300 CE - 1100) established control over the gold and salt trade by the use of iron arms. Kingdoms armed with iron and steel enabled control and taxation of Medieval camel ...

Traces of ancient empires that stretched across Africa remain in the DNA of people living on the continent, reveals a new genetics study. Traces of ancient empires that stretched across Africa remain ...

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There was a time this was not so and the continent had some ancient kingdoms that not only thrived, they left a legacy for historians and students to marvel at. Benin Bronzes (Kingdom of Benin at the ...

The Nile has long been the central lifeline of civilizations in northeastern Africa, shaping settlement, agriculture, and ...

A new study published in Science Advances has revealed traces of ancient African empires in the DNA of people living on the continent, that help identify early migration patterns. Nancy Bird, genetics ...

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Traces of ancient empires that stretched across Africa remain in the DNA of people living on the continent, reveals a new genetics study led by UCL researchers. Published in Science Advances, the ...