The Sankofa symbol, originating from the Akan people of Ghana, holds a profound message encapsulated in a single visual, a ...

School of Innovation teachers Sarah Negash and Lenore Teevan to participate in summer abroad program in Ghana.

KWANZAA IS a week-long celebration of African American culture, history, values and community that started Thursday and ...

Over the years, Bahamians have expanded the meanings of Junkanoo as well, making it a more inclusive space. In the 1950s, a ...

Paul Ninson had an old-school, newfangled dream: a modern library devoted to photobooks showing life on the continent. He ...

Beginning this semester, Pitt students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in two new African languages, with one more on the way in the spring. The new funding also helped create a new African ...

Africa can be challenging to reach, but those who visit have the chance to experience the perfect blend of ancient and modern, wild and urban, and East and West. From Cape Town's coastal beauty to ...

is the second-most populous country in West Africa. The country is home to more than 50 ethnic groups, each with its own customs and languages. The Akan, the largest ethnic group, comprises around ...

Welcome to Next Africa, a twice-weekly newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where it’s headed. Sign up here to have it delivered to your email. An outbreak of a mysterious flu ...

Kudakwashe Manjonjo works for a think tank called Power Shift Africa. He receives funding from the University of Witwatersrand where he is affiliated as a PhD Fellow under the Southern Centre for ...

President Joe Biden’s recent trip to Angola – the first state visit by a United States (US) president in nine years – has highlighted America’s renewed engagement with Africa. But as Donald Trump ...