In 1951, the first edition of Drum was published in South Africa. It was considered to be the first African lifestyle magazine with a readership of 40,000 in its heyday. Show more Drum was ...

Veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga has promised to end wars, unify African countries, and open doors for development if ...

In the 1970s, Chet Doboe ran an advertisement for his Long Island drum school in a local newspaper. Vietnam veteran Jack Stein called for lessons. Five decades later, Doboe calls Stein “my hero ...

In a bold artistic endeavour aimed at combating the pervasive issue of gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa, renowned TV and film actress Dr Mamphuti Khasu has taken centre stage with the p ...

Drum roll, please... After a public vote ... “The pygmy hippo is an endangered species native to the swamps and rivers of West Africa,” the zoo said in a statement announcing Poppy’s ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A girl holds a portrait of U.S. President Jimmy Carter in a market in Lagos, Nigeria, March 31, 1978, the ...

Flipping through a family album, Keachia Bowers paused on a photo of her as a baby on her father’s lap as he held the 1978 album “Africa Stand Alone” by the Jamaican reggae band Culture.

6, 2024. Their family relocated to Ghana from Florida and have obtained Ghanaian citizenship. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) African books sit on the bookshelf at the Keachia Bowers and Damon Smith’s family ...

Ivory Coast is the sixth in a growing list of African nations cutting military ties with former colonial power France. France's President Emmanuel Macron greets Ivory Coast's President Alassane ...

As 2025 dawns, African nations are looking out onto an uncertain global political landscape. Russia's grinding war in Ukraine still has no end in sight, the United States is about to swear in an ...

Africa’s linguistic landscape is a treasure trove of culture and heritage and African languages are as diverse and colourful as the continent itself. They carry history, culture, and identity ...

The move, approved by President Nana Akufo-Addo in December, makes Ghana the fifth African country to open its borders to all holders of African passports. Issued on: 02/01/2025 - 10:40 Modified ...