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Africa’s Ancient Bones: The Birth of Mathematics
The world's oldest mathematical tools are found in Africa, belying the narrative that Greece is the birthplace of mathematics (Image: Ishango bone: Wikimedia) An Editorial ... Read More
Youth Dividend: Meet the Africans Betting Big on Young People
Investing in young people is investing in the future (Image: Joshua Duneebon @ Unsplash) Visionaries Bet on the Future Tony Elumelu just did it again. ... Read More
Baby Bust: Africa as the Last Reserve of Human Fertility
Much of human fertility is in irreversible decline, except in Sub-Saharan Africa, for now (Imagined by Gemini for FN) Description: East Asia and Europe are ... Read More
Oríkì: The African Art of Praise Singing
In Mali, Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea, the Mandinka and Mandé peoples rely on the Griot (Jali or Jeli) for praise singing (Image: Wikimedia) Discover ... Read More
Ancient Nok Civilization: Africa’s Iron Age Pioneers
Nok Terracota Head in Nok Village, Kaduna State, Nigeria (Image: Wikimedia) Discover the Nok civilization — ancient Nigeria's iron-smelting pioneers and master sculptors whose terracotta ... Read More
Africa Lost Civilizations: The Mighty Cultures History Forgot
Africa's lost civilizations left legacies behind (Image: Wikimedia) Beyond ancient Egypt, Africa built empires that shaped world trade, art, and science. Discover the lost civilizations ... Read More
When the Exiles Return: What the Diaspora Could Change
Seventeen million Nigerians live abroad. Millions more African Americans and Caribbean descendants trace their roots to Nigerian soil. What happens if they were all to ... Read More
Fractal Cities: How Ancient African Kingdoms Built with Sacred Geometry
Artistic impression of ancient Benin City, showing the Oba's palace at the centre, radial avenues, and concentric earthworks. (Imagined by AI) Africa's ancient builders were ... Read More
The Leopard: Sacred Symbol of Governance and Resistance
Ivory sculpture of Ancient Benin, "on loan" at the British Museum (Image: Wiki Commons) Animals are a distinct feature of the art, religion, and power ... Read More
Why the ‘Trust Me’ Economy No Longer Works in Nigerian Agriculture
Smallholder farmers selling their produce (Image: Jane Cobi) By Cobi-Jane Akinrele When I first moved to Jos, besides the relatively cool weather, I was taken ... Read More