Playwright Banna Desta has brought to life an often-overlooked ancient African civilisation in her latest work - a compelling audio drama about an increasingly tyrannical queen and her scheming twin ...

With dazzling pieces from ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt, these historic gems may just cost less than today’s designer ...

A new exhibition at Louvre Abu Dhabi is exploring a thousand years of African history through the lens of the continent’s ...

The Nigeria’s rich cultural legacy would take the centre stage at the Kings and Queens of Africa: Forms and Figures of Power exhibition at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, slated for January 28 through 30, 2025.

As we see in history, African queens contributed greatly to different civilizations. They tackled political dominance and made significant impacts on the cultural and political landscape of their ...

Africa's vast continent, with its varying climates and landscapes, holds a special secret: some of the world's most ancient olive farms reside here. These millennia-old groves serve as living ...

The “gap-toothed girl wrapped in nothing more than a quantity of dirty carpet” would soon rise from her humble beginnings, to become the first African-American poet. One with a penchant for the ...

which include "director of medicinal plants" and "chief dentist" Sonja Anderson Experts on the hunt for the queen's tomb believe that they’ve found a small bust of her—but not everyone agrees ...

Built in 1912, this iconic steamboat's claim to fame is its role in the 1951 film, "The African Queen," starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. The vessel has a storied history that spans ...

Tracing temple-studded coastlines and rivers that gave birth to epoch-shaping civilizations, these sailings reveal how the waves have shaped our world.

Magnus Carlsen, a 34-year-old Norwegian, is among the greatest chess players of all time.