The burden that Patrice Lumumba, prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, assumed was an awesome one. On his young, slim ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated South Africa’s commitment to a diplomatic solution that ensures stability in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its neighbours, while also protecting ...

Explore NCCU's permanent collection, watch documentaries at NCMA, go to a jazz concert, and more local ways to honor the ...

For four decades, the USA has officially celebrated Black History Month, but efforts to honor African American history in ...

Introduction a) The new NPP Government finds itself navigating a delicate diplomatic tightrope between two Asian ...

In March 1966, in a bid to test South Africa’s claims at the International Court of Justice at The Hague that Namibians in exile were free to return, Nujoma – accompanied by President Hifikepunye ...

The conflicts in DR Congo are embarrassments to Africa. It is alleged that the conflicts are the bloodiest since the end of ...

Since independence, Kenya has had five ‘top horses’ who won the presidency—Jomo Kenyatta, Daniel arap Moi, Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru ...

Mr. Speaker Sir, I rise on a point of national interest to draw the attention of this august house to the passing on of President Sam Nujoma, a titan of Pan-Africanism and a champion of ...

LUBUMBASHI is a city in the mineral-rich Katanga region in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Many people might not have heard of it, but Lubumbashi and its surrounding region have ...

Baghdad falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed and tens of thousands are slaughtered. 1542: Catherine ...

Congress passes the first Fugi­tive Slave Law. The law made it easier for a slave owner to re-take control of a slave who had ...