The Khoisan populations of southern Africa are known to harbor some of the deepest‐
rooting lineages of human mtDNA; however, their relationships are as yet poorly …

Human population movements in North Africa have been mostly restricted to an east‐west
direction due to the geographical barriers imposed by the Sahara Desert and the …

Africa is the cradle of all human beings, and although it has been the focus of a number of
genetic studies, there are many questions that remain unresolved. We have performed one …

A sample of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from the southeastern African population of
Mozambique has been shown to have affinities with populations both to its north and south …

Africa is the homeland of humankind and it is known to harbour the highest levels of human
genetic diversity. However, many continental regions, especially in the sub-Saharan side …

In 2015, I wrote an opinion piece¹ in this journal announcing the successful extraction of a
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence from a 2300-year-old skeleton from Saldanha Bay …

East Africa is a strategic region to study human genetic diversity due to the presence of
ethnically, linguistically and geographically diverse populations. Here, we provide new …

Abstract Background The Cross River region in Nigeria is an extremely diverse area
linguistically with over 60 distinct languages still spoken today. It is also a region of great …

The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genetic system has long proven to be useful for studying
the demographic history of our species, since their proposed Southeast/East African origin …

Linguistic and archaeological evidence about the origins of the Malagasy, the indigenous
peoples of Madagascar, points to mixed African and Indonesian ancestry. By contrast …