This article highlights seven important pre-colonial African kingdoms that helped shape Africa’s future and left lasting legacies still seen today. Few civilisations in history have left as ...

The pre-validation meeting represents a crucial step towards finalising ... the Strategy is being developed through a participatory and inclusive approach involving Member States, the African Union ...

Welcome to Jaja’s bustling hair braiding salon nestled in the pulsating heart of Harlem, where a lively community of West African immigrant hair braiders weaves together humor and heart.

held a meeting on Tuesday with representatives of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) focused on addressing concerns surrounding the recent issuance of pre-dismissal letters to ...

In contrast, post-colonial African states continue to stumble under dictatorial regimes or democratic governments. With very few exceptions, such as Botswana, Mauritius, and Rwanda, neither ...

The cast of SpeakEasy Stage's production of "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios) When the metal grill-like curtain parted in the Roberts Studio Theatre, we not only ...

Do you understand the historical material conditions that gave birth to the Ugandan State, and to the broader post-colonial African project? Or have you, like many others, chosen to forget that ...

JOHANNESBURG, May 6, (Xinhua/GNA) — A South African government official on Monday, called for the return of the artifacts that were “stolen” from Africa during the colonial era. South African Minister ...

I conducted the first genetic case-control study on pre-eclampsia among African women in comparison to European women over a decade ago for my PhD research. My work revealed that both African and ...

JOHANNESBURG, May 5 (Xinhua) -- A South African government official on Monday called for the return of the artifacts that were "stolen" from Africa during the colonial era. South African Minister ...

In the case of Jocelyn Bioh’s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” which takes place in a Harlem salon on a scorching summer day in 2019, most of the characters are immigrants — meaning that ...