It lies in the Gulf of Guinea, 20 miles off the west coast of Africa, one of four islands in an archipelago. The three others—São Tomé, Príncipe, and Annobón—are deepwater isles formed ...

We go in search of 12 hidden treasures on the South West Coastal Path. One of the most unusual buildings along the South West Coast Path is Hawker’s Hut which was built from timbers retrieved ...

This trove of immense wealth went missing during the South African Boer War with mystery about its location still surrounding the treasures today. Rumours and urban legends surround the Kruger ...

have recommended that French law is changed to allow the return of the African art. The Maqdala treasures include an 18th Century gold crown and a royal wedding dress, taken from Ethiopia ...

A daily essential in much of West Africa, the fermented semolina is often paired with fish, meat or stews. The news that it had made it on to Unesco’s prestigious heritage list came this week ...

One of these genera is found from George (where Swart is based) to Cape Verde, an island nation off the west coast of Africa. The second genus has a slightly smaller range, extending from South ...

Ivory Coast's national dish attiéké has gained UN cultural heritage status, along with Japanese sake, Thai prawn soup and Caribbean cassava bread. But what makes this West African staple so popular?

But what makes this West African staple so popular? BBC Africa correspondent Mayeni Jones grew up in Ivory Coast and is a self-professed superfan. One of my earliest childhood memories is hearing ...