A study provides an updated, continent-wide portrait of African human mtDNA diversity, sharpening mtDNA-based demographic inferences regarding the Niger-Congo-associated and Bantu-associated demograph...

The genomes of 28 ancient southern African individuals dated to between 10,200 and 150 years before present offer insights into the evolution of Homo sapiens.

In this article, Jan Vansina’s essay on the deep-time population history of the Kwilu-Kasai region, now more than half a century old, is revisited thr…

Background The South African Coloured (SAC) population, a prominent admixed population in South Africa, reflects centuries of migration, admixture, and historical segregation. Descendants of local Kho...