Africa

Peek behind the scenes of Atlas Obscura’s new film: <em>The Ugandan Quidditch Movement</em>.

The 18-foot-long, dog-headed beast-fish didn't seem so unbelievable to Africa's early white colonizers.

As their name suggests, these small birds provide critical cleaning services to oxen, impala and other animals of the savanna—with a side hustle as rhino guards.

A deep dive into "the Venice of Africa," a waterway-filled village in Benin.

From a region known for meat dishes, plant-based perspectives are emerging.

‘My Everyday Lagos’ is an uncompromising guide to this diverse city's cuisine.

Freetown's Krio homes preserve an enduring legacy of resilience—but the question of how to save them looms.

The women of Umoja no longer need a man to make their mporo marriage necklaces.

Chef Rōze Traore is creating an international menu with an Ivorian heart.

The famous West African artworks, long at the center of repatriation debates, were made from materials sourced in Rhineland.

A representation of the Bamum kingdom is a rare example of early-20th-century indigenous African cartography.

A strangler fig played a pivotal communication role for Kenya's freedom fighters.

A place where when people moved out, lions moved in.

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

You can’t not dance when amapiano comes on.