Inventions occasionally paint a very different picture of our ancient world. Ancient inventions can be groundbreaking. They give us more insight into past cultures, people, and technology.

A burial at one of the study sites, SHM-1 (Hergla) in Tunisia. Simone Mulazzani , CC BY-NC-ND As an Africanist archaeologist, I specialise in the study of ancient societies across Mediterranean Africa ...

River blindness – or onchocerciasis – is a tropical disease which causes itchiness, skin damage, and eventually blindness. It affects millions of people across Africa. In Niger a staggering 70 ...

President John Mahama continued his visit to West African states in pursuit of Ghana’s long-standing foreign policy of good neighbourliness. On Sunday, he travelled to Niamey, Niger to hold talks with ...

Mr Mahama thanked his Nigerien counterpart for sending a delegation to his inauguration on January 7, noting that Ghana and Niger had for many decades cooperated in the areas of trade as Ghana imports ...

As Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, listened in increasing dismay to President Donald Trump’s display of global whataboutism at the Oval Office on Feb. 28, it was clear he had not braced ...

The 25th Dynasty, introduced their own pyramids, showcasing their cultural and political connection to ancient Egypt. The construction of Nubian pyramids commenced at El Kurru in 751 BC, initially ...

NIAMEY, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The leaders of Niger and Ghana have reaffirmed their determination to enhance the fraternal and cooperative relations that have united the two countries since their ...

President John Dramani Mahama has called for stronger security and trade relations between Ghana and Niger following discussions with Niger’s leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, in Niamey.