Visitors will marvel at the vividness of the royal drapes with the emblems of the kings of Dahomey (today Benin) and see the ...

For a young actor who had never taken on a lead role in the US, landing a principal character in Tanzania was a crash course in accountability.“My experience here taught me just how much ...

An incredible map shows the most widely spoken languages in each country in Africa. There are believed to be between 1,000 and 2,000 distinct languages across the continent, which have roots in ...

The makarapa was originally a helmet for construction workers but has now been embraced by South African sports fans Yoh! I'm so gatvol of this tjoekie and need a zol to handle these moggy people.

Ms. Carey’s song of the same name was released in late 1994 on her Christmas album, “Merry Christmas.” In the lawsuit, lawyers for Mr. Stone and Mr. Powers said that the close timing of the ...

Nor is its impact is limited to vocabulary; African heritage has left its mark on pronunciation, syntax and grammar. The primary languages that survive in Brazil are Yoruba, Fon, Kimbundu and Kikongo, ...

Instant, easy language translation technology is fast becoming a common feature of everyday products, and could soon be coming to Apple Airpods. I live in the future, at least as far as language ...

The ǀxam language has been carved into a new building at Rhodes House to honour the labour and suffering of Africans during colonialism. A response to the legacy of the imperialist and mining ...

STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command was in the political crosshairs even before it stood up 18 years ago in Germany’s automotive capital. From the outset, putting a four-star military ...

“Anything you try can work.” Where it is not racked by war, military coups or jihadism, much of Africa is battling economic stagnation and double-digit inflation rates. Ivory Coast, a country ...

Africa is a linguistic goldmine, boasting over 2,000 languages spread across its 54 nations. From ancient indigenous tongues to widely adopted colonial languages, the continent’s linguistic ...