Launched in 1964 by UNESCO and several newly independent African states, the General History of Africa project is the result of more than 60 years of research.

From the rock shelters of southern Africa to the royal courts of Buganda, fluidity shaped ritual, healing, and community.

Explore how Africa’s colonial borders still shape politics, conflicts, and identities across the continent today.

Gibson, Desireé Markgraaff and Teboho Mahlatsi — the experienced trio behind Shaka iLembe production house Bomb! Productions ...

Back in the 1960s, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) developed Freedom Schools to teach reading, writing, math, civics and history to African Americans whose self-determination was ...

The gift is twice the amount Ms. Scott contributed to the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund in 2021.

A rare hyena wandering through the skeletal remains of a ghost town has earned South African wildlife photographer Wim van ...