The Spark of Innovation In a modest workshop, a young African student has achieved what global corporations have not: a phone ...

After a six-year hiatus, the Inventions Concert Series is back and looking for artists who want to transform their work into ...

This story appears in the February 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. Each February, in observance of Black History Month in the United States, we revisit the stories of notable African ...

New research reveals traces of plant toxins on arrow tips in South Africa, suggesting that the technique was used tens of ...

Analysis - The curtain has fallen in Oslo and Stockholm. The Nobel Prize laureates have been announced. The award ceremony has taken place; however, it has invariably generated less excitement than ...

The federal government have placed 103 loan apps on a watch list and delisted 25 others as it tightens oversight to protect ...

Code drives Africa’s tech surge, powered by a young, digital-native population and growing investment. From Lagos to Nairobi to Cape Town, teams are launching payment, health, and edtech platforms.

The River Valley Film Society brings the documentary, "Randy Crouch: Survival of the Fiddlist," to the Ozark Mountain Music ...

Seun Kuti has condemned comparisons between Wizkid and Fela Kuti, describing such claims as ignorant and disrespectful.

Stone Age arrowheads found in South Africa showcase the knowledge and strategy of prehistoric hunter-gatherers, according to ...

Traces of a toxic chemical found on 60,000-year-old arrowheads hint at advanced planning by Palaeolithic hunters.

In Philly, protest march following killing of Minnesota woman by ICE About 1,000 people marched through Center City on ...