Visitors gathered in D.C. to mark a decade since the Smithsonian museum opened its doors on the National Mall.

What follows is part of a short chronological series on African and African American History. The educational system in the United States does not always offer a balanced history of Africa which is ...

Introduction -- Early popular culture: sources and silences -- Mines, migrant labour and township culture -- The city and the road -- The crowd, the state -- and songs -- The media: globalisation and ...

Johannesburg — Much of Africa's cultural treasure was looted during colonial times and has remained in museums and private collections in Europe and North America ever since. For the last few decades, ...

What can history teach us about peace? How can knowledge and culture strengthen dialogue? And how can cooperation around shared resources help prevent conflict? These questions shaped the discussions ...

This original plaster model was used to create the sculpture of Mary McLeod Bethune, which was installed in the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. Credit: Collection of the Smithsonian’s ...

The Fulani people are Africa's largest pastoralist group. There are between 25 million and 40 million Fulani people across 17 African countries, from the Atlantic shores of Senegal and Mauritania to ...

H.E. the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Angola to UNESCO, representing the host country and co-organizer of the Biennale of Luanda; H.E. the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Senegal to ...

Cultural villages developed as outdoor museums where visitors could learn about other cultures and peoples with an environment designed to be both educational and entertaining. This type of learning ...

The Fulani people are Africa’s largest pastoralist group. There are between 25 million and 40 million Fulani people across 17 African countries, from the Atlantic shores of Senegal and Mauritania to ...