People cannot go to Mali's Dogon region to witness its spectacular ancient culture, so the Dogons brought their dancing, ...

The epic of Sunjata Keita has become heritage of the entire African continent ...

Gunmen have attacked a convoy of vehicles escorted by Mali's army, killing 25 civilians mostly gold miners, a military spokesman ...

Archaeologists have discovered Bronze Age footprints near Pompeii, showing people and animals fleeing a Vesuvius eruption millennia before 79 C.E.—foreshadowing the devastation that would later ...

As the largest territory in Africa, Algeria has beautiful sceneries, history, and culture. Whether it's the golden painting of the Sahara Desert or the aged Roman architecture in Timgad, the country ...

This is believed to be the first ... Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and ...

Who were these people? And how did their language spread so far and wide? A landmark pair of studies may finally have uncovered answers hidden in ancient DNA. By analyzing genetic material from ...

With its historical relics, worn but sturdy wood reading table and hundreds of ancient books lining the walls, it’s easy to imagine friars hard at work in the Guardian Angels Friary Library.

The untimely death of Toumani Diabaté last summer makes his sometime collaborator (on the groundbreaking album New Ancient Strings) Ballaké Sissoko undisputedly Mali’s finest living kora player.

Included in the finds were ancient stone hand axes that date back ... carry out our work without any problems,” she said. “The people are friendly, and it’s actually very nice to work ...