In this less than melodious celebration of the origins and history of the banjo, Dubois delivers a straightforward social history of the relationship between race and music. Drawing deeply on archives ...

FIFA has banned vuvuzelas from World Cup stadiums, reigniting debate over one of South Africa’s most recognisable football traditions. A supporter of Portugal, with a South African flag, blows a ...

Mexico beat South Africa in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026, Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez getting the goals at Mexico City Stadium. Mexico goals: Quinones (9), Jimenez (67) Julian ...

Senegal's Faye plans to form his own political party Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is planning to set up his own political party, a coalition supporting him said, the latest evidence ‌of a ...

Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to a land covered with vegetation and lakes. Aa Aa ...

The 2025 Africa Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report covers the period January to December 2024. It identifies key policy trends in Sub-Saharan Africa that made a difference in ...

Many names but one amazing coat, the African wild dog is playful, ruthless, & social. Learn about these African painted dogs with NG Expeditions. Read about these fascinating creatures below, then see ...

A pest to ranchers, a prize to hunters, and a temperamental tank to anything that bothers it, African buffalo roam by the thousands in sub-Saharan Africa. Cape buffalo, one of four distinct subspecies ...

The Africa Program analyzes key trends shaping Africa’s present, future, and the continent’s evolving role globally. By centering African knowledge and agency, the program conducts forward-thinking ...

A new World Bank report shows that poverty in Africa may be lower than current estimates suggest and no systematic increase in inequality, given the available data Challenges remain substantial: more ...

An introduction to the physical geography of the continent of Africa, from the Sahara to the Cape. Africa - Overview of climate zones and biomes. videoAfrica - Overview of climate zones and biomes An ...