Often called Africa's Venice, Makoko is a sprawling stilt community on the Lagos waterfront. But like many of the city's waterfront neighborhoods, it faces mass evictions in the name of development.

At least 48 boys and young men died during the latest round of initiation ceremonies in South Africa, which involve the highly secretive process of traditional circumcision to “become a man.” ...

At least 48 boys and young men died during the latest round of initiation ceremonies in South Africa, which involve the ...

Remembering the African leader after a Brussels court this week ordered a retired Belgian diplomat stand trial for his 1961 ...

Women of Kenya’s Turkana community often walk miles each day in scorching heat to collect water for their animals and personal consumption. Credit: Julien Ayroles/UC Berkeley. F ...

Data suggest people lived at Chile’s Monte Verde site thousands of years later than thought, challenging key “pre-Clovis” evidence. Not all agree.

Scientists from the University of Colombia have found an ancient "ghost" DNA genome that existed in South America over 6,000 years ago but vanished.

Tribe, 21, stood out during the Lions' tour Down Under over the winter, and is now expected to provide competition for both Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett this summer.

Hidden in the mountains of North Africa, Berber communities have preserved traditions that stretch back centuries. Spending 24 hours with one tribe reveals a way of life shaped by family, hospitality, ...

As diaspora curiosity about living and working in Africa grows, these entrepreneurs share what it actually takes to build a business on the continent.

The derogatory title of his searing documentary film, “A Little Black Man from Congo” isn’t what South African filmmaker Tshililo waha Muzila came up with by himself. It’s what he discovered that ...

As a kid, Jason Baldes knew full well something was missing from the prairies around his home: there were no buffalo to hunt. Today, he's aiming to change that ...