A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

Once a holding cell for kidnapped Africans, the island’s House of Slaves is today a UNESCO World Heritage site—and the site of healing and atonement.

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

Discover this enchanting coastal city, where the Atlantic breeze whispers secrets of ancient medinas and vibrant souks.

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At one point, the settlement seemed poised “to become the city of destiny,” one historian wrote. But it didn’t last.

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September 14, 2020, Video: "Cornel West is a prominent and provocative democratic intellectual. He is Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard University and holds the title of ...

Section 2 of the West Coast Expressway (WCE) opens to the public from midnight tonight (12:01 am Wednesday, January 22), for the 7.2 km alignment that runs from the South Klang Valley Expressway ...

"The timing of Marcus Freeman and Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a powerful symbol that should be viewed with cautious optimism," said Joseph Cooper, the director of the Institute for Innovative Leader ...