Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

In the most remote corner of the Sahara Desert in Mauritania, there is a small village, so isolated from the world that it is ...

5,6 Investments in research will also need to reach a broader set of countries; since 2016 more than half of all biomedical research funding to Africa went to just three countries (ie, South Africa, ...

For thousands of years, the Sahara was more than just a desert: it was a thriving land of lakes, grasslands, and human life. Now, DNA from two 7,000-year-old mummies has revealed a truth: a lost human ...

Previously, it was thought that until a few hundred thousand years ago, the Arabian Peninsula occupied the center of an impenetrable desert barrier across North Africa and the Middle East.

For those seeking adventure, Africa presents some of the most stunning ... local experts who know this harsh environment. The Namib Desert is one of the oldest deserts on Earth, with some of ...

The award, presented by the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), places MwanaClick firmly on the continental map as a homegrown innovation that is transforming media accessibility in ...

Much has been made of Africa’s gaming landscape in recent years, with it seen as being on the rise from a player perspective, but the same cannot be said of African game developers. We hear ...

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, April 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE ... where West African soldiers were killed by colonial troops after World War II. "Thiaroye can become the foundation of a pan ...

Yet, of the human genomes studied so far, only 2% have been those of Africans. Yemaachi Biotech company in Ghana is addressing that through its Africa Cancer Atlas, partnering with groups across ...

potentially altering East Africa’s borders[1]. Angola plays a key role in eastern Congo’s ongoing conflict, stemming from its own 25-year civil war (which killed 500,000 and displaced a million). Post ...

A stunning dry lake in Africa that is famous for its towering red sand dunes is one of the world’s best destinations to visit in April. Located in the southern part of the Namib Desert ...