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Oloogun Of Nigeria, Baba Egbeji, Dies At 75
Death is inevitable, every human is going to die someday whether we like it or not. No matter how powerful…
Nigeria Demands Unconditional Return Of Looted Artefacts From Germany
The Nigerian Government has demanded a full and unconditional return of the 1,130 Benin bronzes that were looted from the African nation…
VaDoma, the Zimbabwean ostrich tribe with rare ‘two-toed’ population
The vaDoma tribe, also known as Doma or Dema, is the only hunter-gatherer tribe in Zimbabwe living in the Kanyemba…
A long view sheds fresh light on the history of the Yoruba people in West Africa
A group of drummers playing traditional Yoruba drums. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Akinwumi Ogundiran, University of North Carolina…
Gunmen abduct Oba Benjamin Oso
Some yet-to-be-identified armed men have abducted another traditional ruler in Ekiti, Oba Benjamin Oso, the Eleda of Eda Ile, in…
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A new amendment to the United States’ Native American Graves…
Centuries ago, monarchs in Nigeria were known to wield enormous…
Women were successful big-game hunters, challenging beliefs about ancient gender roles
New evidence suggests that contrary to long-held beliefs, women were also big-game hunters. (Shutterstock) Vivek Venkataraman, University of Calgary Archeological…
How we discovered the oldest human burial in Africa – and what it tells us about our ancestors
Virtual ideal reconstruction of Mtoto’s position in the burial pit. Jorge González/Elena Santos Simon Armitage, Royal Holloway How did…
How pots, sand and stone walls helped us date an ancient South African settlement
An aerial view of the Bokoni homesteads in modern-day Mpumalanga, South Africa. Alex Schoeman Ruby-Anne Birin, University of Oxford; Alex…
How pots, sand and stone walls helped us date an ancient South African settlement
An aerial view of the Bokoni homesteads in modern-day Mpumalanga, South Africa. Alex Schoeman Ruby-Anne Birin, University of Oxford;…
Why young Nigerians are returning to masquerade rituals, even in a Christian community
A masquerade during the celebration of an Igbo ritual. Jorge Fernández/LightRocket/Getty Images Kingsley Ikechukwu Uwaegbute, University of Nigeria For generations,…
