The African continent is regarded as the cradle of modern humans and African genomes
contain more genetic variation than those from any other continent, yet only a fraction of the …

As the ancestral homeland of our species, Africa contains elevated levels of genetic diversity
and substantial population structure. Importantly, African genomes are heterogeneous: They …

We conduct high coverage (> 30×) whole-genome sequencing of 180 individuals from 12
indigenous African populations. We identify millions of unreported variants, many predicted …

The history of human populations in Africa is complex and includes various demographic
events that influenced patterns of genetic variation across the continent. Through genetic …

Genomic studies in African populations provide unique opportunities to understand disease
etiology, human diversity, and population history. In the largest study of its kind, comprising …

INTRODUCTION Cattle, sheep, and goats appeared in eastern Africa 5000 years ago,
catalyzing the spread of herding throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Archaeologists have long …

Background Africa is the origin of modern humans within the past 300 thousand years. To
infer the complex demographic history of African populations and adaptation to diverse …

The rich linguistic, ethnic and cultural diversity of Ethiopia provides an unprecedented
opportunity to understand the level to which cultural factors correlate with–and shape …

The fate of hunting and gathering populations following the rise of agriculture and
pastoralism remains a topic of debate in the study of human prehistory. Studies of ancient …

The expansion of people speaking Bantu languages is the most dramatic demographic
event in Late Holocene Africa and fundamentally reshaped the linguistic, cultural and …