But the Johannesburg resident is not alone - the condition affects one-third of women of African descent, according to a study in the medical journal Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational ...

According to the World Health Organization, women's health is not only a healthcare issue but a human rights issue. Africa’s ...

Experts say one of the reasons is the threat from public health measures that discourage unnecessary contact during disease ...

It's late at night, deep in the East African bush ... women divide into separate groups. The women sing while the men, one at a time, don a feathered headdress and tie bells around their ankles ...

Under slavery, African American women were encouraged to have children to increase a plantation owner's wealth. After the Civil War, when African Americans were no longer valuable property ...

Her fascinating new book, “Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of Hairdressing” (MIT Press, out Tuesday), untangles the ...

Are you looking for a beautiful African name for your baby? There's a huge range of African names to choose from – after all, there are 54 different African countries, each of them with its own ...

Unesco’s ‘intangible cultural heritage’ list brings local traditions to the world’s attention. How well does it protect them?

Cole Harrell has been dealing Sub-Saharan African art for more than a decade ... by a Baga sculptor. Baga Headdress, D'mba Yamban, Baga, Guinea, Wood, organic pigment A catalogue essay by ...

Jones, whose research focuses on how Black women and children respond to microaggressions ... "If I wear a headwrap or African headdress, my appearance is always up for discussion," the junior ...

A bridle must be worn on stage by the narrator of Bridling, who is performing in a theatre piece that aims to examine how men have viewed women through history. Not all the women cast in the ...