Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton. This is one of the world’s oldest ...

Militaries that have taken power in Africa's Sahel region - notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger - have put pressure on western mining firms for a fairer distribution of revenue from the lucrative ...

Meta has unveiled its plan to build the world’s longest underwater internet cable, spanning a staggering five continents to ...

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

Great Migrations: A People on The Move is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, ...

Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852 ? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold began in the late 19th cent ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Gold Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. New mapping released by council shows a “traffic area” based on a 400-metre walking catchment ...

Libya authorities uncovered nearly 50 bodies this week from two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert in the ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.