Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth 's land area and …

2 days ago · Africa is the second largest continent, covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. Africa’s total land area is approximately 11,724,000 square miles (30,365,000 square km), and …

Widely recognized as the birthplace of humankind, Africa saw the rise of great kingdoms, faced the transatlantic slave trade, colonization and Apartheid. Illustration by Eduardo Ramón Trejo....

2 days ago · Reuters.com is your online source for the latest Africa news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments

The Encyclopaedia provides Africans a body of truth to guide and unite them in their development with foundations in all aspect of the African life including history, legal, economic, religion, architecture …

Jun 4, 2025 · Widely believed to be the “cradle of humankind,” Africa is the only continent with fossil evidence of human beings (Homo sapiens) and their ancestors through each key stage of their …

Scenes of traditionally All-Black towns of Oklahoma include Taft, Clearview, Melvin, and Boley in the 1920s.

Many Africans speak Igbo, Swahili, Kanuri, and Yoruba, among other languages. The African continent covers an area of 11,698,000 square miles (30,300,000 km2), stretching from the Mediterranean Sea …

By some estimates, approximately 46.5 percent of all Africans are Christians and another 40.5 percent are Muslims with roughly 11.8 percent following indigenous African religions.

For many thousands of years, Africans have contributed to the cultural heritage of the world, creating masterful works of astonishing innovation and creativity. Today, over 680 million people live in Africa. …