In sub-Saharan Africa in particular ... Localized, supportive work like this goes a long way in complementing national efforts to create jobs for―and empower―women across the region.

This story appears in the October 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Gold and ivory and slaves came north from sub-Saharan Africa; olive oil, wine, glass, and other goods from the ...

This story appears in the May 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine ... The average grain yield in sub-Saharan Africa is about 900 pounds per acre, just one-fifth the average in China.

The horn is also valued in North Africa and the Middle East as an ornamental dagger handle. The white rhino once roamed much of sub-Saharan Africa, but today is under threat due to poaching fueled ...

This story appears in the December 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine ... The two great leopard population centers, sub-Saharan Africa and the subcontinent of India, are among the most ...

A new retrospective, laboratory-based observational study provides detailed insights into the causes of fevers of unknown ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.