While a tight-knit, heavily traditional community in Beaufort County reeled from the sudden murder of its leader, the somber but reverent tributes poured in from the other side of the globe. “A ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Saturday marked opening day and a long-awaited reunion for a community that brings African cultures to Tucson. The African Art Village returned to the Menlo Park area of the ...

LONDON (AP) — Africa Village was supposed to showcase the Olympic best of an entire continent. But the cultural celebration in London’s Kensington Gardens has been forced to shut five days early in an ...

Adegbolu Abiogemo Adefunmi II, left, prepares to give a blessing during a ceremony for the future Rev. Ike Resource Center at the United Church on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 in Beaufort’s Historic ...

Johannesburg, South Africa — A tiny village in South Africa has been overrun by thousands of people searching for diamonds. The crowds poured in after a man reported finding a crystal-like stone in a ...

The African Art Village is in its last week, with shop closing up on Sunday. The annual event draws vendors and visitors from across the nation. Kissima Drammeh is one of the vendors who has been ...

ASEBU, Ghana — Nestled in the sleepy town of Asebu, a few miles inland from the Atlantic along Ghana's Cape Coast, lies a serene 5,000 acre rural settlement. A mud road at the entrance weaves through ...

In the sleepy town of Asebu, a few miles inland from the Atlantic along Ghana's Cape Coast, a serene 5,000 acre rural settlement is rising out of the palm forests and farmland. Pan-African Village is ...

A South Carolina man who was recognized as the king of an African village was stabbed on Monday (July 29) later succumbing to the wounds. Police have arrested the suspect but details are still largely ...

The village of Tsakhuma in the Vhembe district of South Africa’s Limpopo region is proof positive that communities can find solutions to their problems. Like many rural areas in South Africa, Tsakhuma ...

HOW BEAUTIFUL WE WERE. By Imbolo Mbue. Random House. 384 pages. $28. Political self-determination in Africa south of the Sahara dates back to the independence in 1957 of the new nation of Ghana. Since ...