This video explores the history of wheel use in Africa and debunks the misnomer which popularly portrayks it as a pre-historic technology analogous to fire ow shelter.

World Crops Farm is a specialty crops producer of West African vegetables. Located in southern New Jersey, owner and farmer Morris Gbolo is a refugee from Liberia who had one dream in relocating to the United States; to be a farmer. ...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Fashoda Incident

How hard is it for historians to look at what was going on before the slave trade in West Africa? What were the limits of geographic expansion in West Africa?<br/>
West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 3

A group of items wrapped in cloth and believed to have spiritual power is known as an African spirit bundle. Found in Annapolis, Maryland in 2008, the African spirit bundle gives us insight into who would have used it and why. It dates...

Which country has the best Jollof Rice? The big question! Bino and Fino find out.

According to my Facebook and twitter feeds this week, everyone seems to be in a panic. Too many of you are worried that if the respiratory virus plaguing the Midwest doesn't get you, Ebola will. I'm going to try and calm you down.

The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has confirmed the deaths of five individuals who were infected with Ebola.

A new study from the journal Science Advances suggests that roughly 7,000 African plant species risk extinction. <br/>

According to local health authorities, there are now 426 cases of Ebola in eastern Congo.

This Week in Global Health covers everything you wanted to know about MERS-CoV and the MERS outbreak. We do the digging and answer your questions; What is MERS? Where is the MERS outbreak happening? How is the MERS-CoV transmitted and...

A mystery illness which destroys skin, flesh and even bone when it strikes - the Buruli ulcer can leave sufferers horribly disfigured. Scientists in Australia, where it was first recorded, are working on research to find out how it...

The video discusses the little-known disease called Buruli ulcer and its devastating impact on people's lives. It explains the three stages of the disease and emphasizes the importance of early detection and treatment with antibiotics.

Outbreaks of deadly infectious diseases like Ebola, Zika and cholera are on the rise-and can go global quickly. Budgets to control them, meanwhile, are shrinking. What's the latest, best work on stopping outbreaks in their tracks?

The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to last until mid-2019.

In most schools in America, we are taught that "European diseases" killed off the indigenous peoples of the New World. But what about Africa and Asia? Why weren't they affected?

What was West Africa like before the Europeans arrival? How did the empires grow, flourish and eventually decline?<br/>
West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 1

Greg Martin takes a look at the factors that could lead to the Ebola Virus Epidemic spreading out of Africa and into other parts of the world like the USA and Europe. Dr Martin highlights the fact that front line medical workers might be...

If ivory poaching continues at its current rate the African elephant could be extinct within decades. Science is being used to better map ivory-trafficking routes, but will it be enough to save the iconic animal?

Hanno the Navigator was from an ancient city called Carthage, which was located in North Africa. In the 5th century BC he lead an expedition along the previously unexplored (to those from the Mediterranean) West African coast. This video...

How did Europeans slowly arrive early on in West Africa? How politically diverse was West Africa?<br/>
West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 4

ChangeMakers Eunice Olumide – Creating Sustainability in Fashion and Textiles

Today we take a look at some West African Folklore with the Ghanaian legend of the trickster spirit Anansi the spider.

Who’s the richest person on earth? Bill Gates? Carlos Slim? They don’t come close. Today I am going to talk about the richest person who ever lived. He spent so much money that he could destabilize entire regional economies, and had his...