The Aka Pygmies living in the south-west region of the Central African Republic have developed a distinctive vocal musical tradition, which involves a complex type of contrapuntal polyphony based on ...

For centuries, the history of the West African kingdom of Kaabu, which thrived from the mid-1500s to the 1800s and spanned ...

This year's theme is a call to action to address the growing oral health crisis in the country and across Africa. The state of oral health in Africa Oral diseases are shockingly prevalent in ...

Nairobi — The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for greater focus on oral health in Africa, where 42 per cent of the population is affected by oral diseases. Speaking on World Oral ...

The Power of Our Heritage The African oral tradition has always been more than mere entertainment. As noted by renowned scholar Chinua Achebe in his seminal work “Things Fall Apart,” our ...

As the world marks World Oral Health Day, the Acting WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has called for a commitment to tackling oral diseases in the region. With oral health ...