A correspondent who chronicled their lives in central African rain forests returns a decade later and is shocked by what he ...

The Aka Pygmies living in the south-west region of the Central African Republic have developed a distinctive vocal musical tradition, which involves a complex type of contrapuntal polyphony based on ...

It has long been assumed that these inhabitants of the African rain forest had adapted to a kind of serfdom in villages. The discovery that they have not has implications for the problems of ...

Scientists found a “pygmy” creature with “leaf”-like toes in rocky a crevice of South Africa and discovered a new species, a ...

Despite their small size, pygmies can give 1 or 2 quarts of milk per day. As an African dairy goat breed, their milk production is valued not only for quantity but also for quality. Their milk is ...

This kicks off a one month adventure in Africa! This week we're starting the adventure in Cameroon where we'll be visiting several tribes like the Baka Pygmies and the Mbororo Tribe. Kennedy ...

When I asked Nzito if he knew that people nearby were dying of Ebola, he shook his head. "What's Ebola?" he asked. Cameroon is home to about 40,000 Baka Pygmies, or about one-fifth of Africa's ...

Scientists found a “pygmy” creature with “leaf”-like toes in rocky a crevice of South Africa and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Courtney Hundermark via Conradie ...