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 ...

hunter-gatherers might have island-hopped their way to Africa across the Mediterranean. The first genomic study of ancient people from the eastern Maghreb region — present-day Tunisia and ...

The Poro Society is a traditional secret society (bush school) widely practiced in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, and Ivory Coast, introduced by the Mande people. It is sometimes referred to as a ...