Nigeria is home to one of the most striking rock formations in West Africa. These natural structures are not just a geological wonders.

Cameroon’s Mandara Mountains and Malawi’s Mount Mulanje were also added to the latest edition of the UNESCO World Heritage ...

Yannick Diekeno Ilunga, aka Petite Noir, makes music that reflects the fragmented identities and borderless visions of the ...

For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

The "Locked Up" rapper's dream for a futuristic Senegalese city may not become a reality.

An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...

A 2024 study posits that a mysterious animal found in San rock art is actually a reconstruction of a dicynodont.

Ever since exiting that cave, Townley Bassett has been “obsessed” with finding answers. The Cape Town-born artist has spent decades visiting many of the thousands of ancient rock art sites that dot ...

Stephen Townley Bassett creates detailed replicas of rock art using traditional materials and methods, including blood, porcupine quills, and ostrich eggshells.

Rock art made by the San in Sub-Saharan Africa stretches back thousands of years. But whether through time or human defacement, some historic art is under threat.