Using motifs from African mythology and folklore, he took inspiration from his childhood home in South Jersey, where his mother had a collection of art and tchotchkes — like a velvety painting ...

Thus, the Hamitic hypothesis persisted in colonial scholarship, suggesting that some African peoples were more civilised than others. According to this theory, groups engaged in cattle breeding with ...

New Zealand hammer South Africa to set up Champions Trophy final with India New Zealand beat South Africa by 50 runs in Lahore to qualify for Sunday’s cricket final against India in Dubai.

A new World Bank report shows that poverty in Africa may be lower than current estimates suggest and no systematic increase in inequality, given the available data Challenges remain substantial: more ...

It is striking too how certain illusions continue to shape Western thinking about South Africa. Some of these myths are simple-minded but amusing, while others have more sinister effects. One of the ...

This week on Business Africa, we explored major economic and entrepreneurial shifts shaping the continent, from investment opportunities abroad to digital transformations and culinary revolutions.

Humans lived under the leafy canopy of a West African rainforest by at least 150,000 years ago. Previously, the oldest secure evidence for humans living in African rainforests dated to about ...

In an effort to relay the truth and inspire more travelers to do what I did, here are six myths about traveling Africa that I discovered and experienced. More importantly it neglects to highlight the ...

An Integrated, Prosperous and Peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena.