Acts of cannibalism in Asia have been reported from various parts of the continent, ranging from ancient times to the 21st century. Human cannibalism is particularly well documented for China and for islands that today belong to Indonesia.
Fanciful depiction of cannibalism in China, from a 15th-century edition of The Travels of Marco Polo
Illustration from an early edition of Odoric of Pordenone's travel report, depicting cannibalism not in Sumatra, but in another island, possibly one of the Andaman Islands
Acts of cannibalism in Africa have been reported from various parts of the continent, ranging from prehistoric times until the 21st century. The possibly oldest evidence of human cannibalism has been found in Kenya in eastern Africa. There is little evidence of later cannibalism in East Africa, but the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin was reputed to practise it, and acts of voluntary and forced cannibalism have been reported from the South Sudanese Civil War.
While the oldest known written mention of cannibalism is from the tomb of the Egyptian king Unas, later evidence from Egypt shows it to only re-appear during occasional episodes of severe famine.
Sarcophagus and funerary chamber in the Pyramid of Unas, where the Cannibal Hymn was found
A sculpture by Paul Wissaert depicting a leopard man, 1913
An Igbo market, photographed by George Basden in the early 20th century
Royal canoe of the Kingdom of Bonny, 1890