Small settlements and the scourge of slavery left gaps in Africa’s archaeological record. Yet sites and artifacts are ...

Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of natural environment we evolved in. Until recently, the dominant idea was ...

As we all know, Africa is the cradle of human origins, all human species have their origins in Africa if we go back far enough. But, according to a new study published by Nature, it seems like there’s ...

When human ancestors dispersed out of Africa over 50,000 years ago, they encountered Neanderthals that already carried some of their genes. Today we are the only human species in the world, but it ...

Another wave of African migrants left a genetic trace between 120,000 and 100,000 years ago. This suggests that there were multiple migrations by modern H. sapiens out of Africa during that time span.

Dr. Sawchuk is a bioarchaeologist who studies ancient human remains in their archaeological contexts to reconstruct modern human evolution and population history in Africa over the past 50,000 years.

African governments should accelerate plans to guarantee free quality education from preschool through secondary education before 2030, Human Rights Watch said today on the African Union (AU)’s ...

The African Union’s appointment of Burundi’s president as its special envoy for the Sahel region strengthens the AU’s ...