The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is proud to present the Leimert Park Cultural Hub's Afro-Indigenous Offerings: Of Land and Labor in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day 2026.

The Hausa are Africa's largest ethnic group at roughly 86 million people, ahead of the Yoruba at 53 million. West Africa ...

Deforestation is a major problem across Africa. It is widely recognized that deforestation harms biodiversity, but tree loss also harms dietary quality, as nutritious fruits, nuts, seeds and leaves ...

African indigenous food groups present an exciting area to explore when it comes to taste and nutrition. They may even offer potential as nutritional therapy for people with health problems. Foods ...

In Lagos, Nigeria, where the hum of the city mingles with the aroma of freshly baked bread, Chef Juliet Aigbe, known affectionally as “Chef Juls,” slides a grain-free wedding cake into a large ...

In August 2019, a hunter-gatherer tribe living in one of the most important rainforests on Earth made a public plea for help: “The forest is our home. We rely on the forest to live. We eat there, we ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In East Africa, many communities are experiencing both malnutrition and a loss of biodiversity due to deforestation. Despite this, tree-planting ...

A genomic analysis of over 1,200 people from across South Africa reveals how colonial-era European, Indigenous Khoe-San peoples, and enslaved people contributed to the modern-day gene pool in South ...

During the 1800s, freed Black Americans crossed the Atlantic and established a new settlement on African land already occupied by powerful Indigenous tribes. Many had never visited Africa, spoke ...

Incorporating indigenous knowledge into sustainability science involves more than documenting ecological practices or traditional approaches to resource management. It also means engaging with the ...

Founded by Senegalese architect Nzinga Mboup and French architect Nicolas Rondet, Worofila is a studio dedicated to bioclimatic and ecological architecture. Based in Dakar, Senegal, the firm explores ...