Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

Cairo’s Arabic name, Al-Qahirah, translates to “The Conqueror” or “The Vanquisher.” The Fatimid general Jawhar al-Siqilli ...

A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with ...

Tick off 15 African countries – among them, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe and Liberia – on a 37-day cruise up the west coast, ...