Learn how genomes from 28 ancient individuals show that Homo sapiens lived in southern Africa in near isolation for hundreds ...

In southern Africa, a group of people lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years. This is shown in a new ...

A weekly round-up of stories from across the continent with Georja Calvin-Smith. African scholars update a monumental book that sets out the continent's global contribution across thousands of years.

What follows is part of a short chronological series on African and African American History. The educational system in the United States does not always offer a balanced history of Africa which is ...

African leaders gathered for a conference focused on advancing a resolution that calls for reparations for colonial-era ...

Johannesburg — Much of Africa's cultural treasure was looted during colonial times and has remained in museums and private collections in Europe and North America ever since. For the last few decades, ...

The fossil and genetic evidence agree that modern humans originated in Africa. The most genetically diverse human populations ...

The African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns, Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has called Africans to stand firmly in ...

The Catholic Church's conclave to select the next pope will begin May 7, with some wondering if the church will continue down the path of non-European pontiffs by electing an African pope. This ...

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. China is enjoying its “best in history” ties ...

Osmic Menoe was a young kid in South Africa when he first fell in love with hip-hop culture during the late 1980s, at the height of the country’s anti-apartheid movement. But like so many, at first, ...