NAIROBI: On January 1, 1804, Haiti became the world’s first black post-colonial nation to declare independence and the only nation to do so by successful slave rebellion. The French Catholics, ...

MBALE, Uganda (AP) — Wilson Watira offered his hand when he met his political rival at a funeral, gesturing for a proper handshake. The man didn't want contact, instead folding a piece of paper that ...

Reviewed by Charlotte Touati in Aethiopica: international journal of Ethiopian and Eritrean studies (Wiesbaden, Germany) 17, 2014, pages 296-298 (DT381.A47 AFA). Reviewed by David Kofi Amponsah in ...

LUANDA, Angola, March 21 -- Tens of thousands of Angola's Catholics lined the streets of the capital Saturday for a blessing from Pope Benedict XVI, who urged the country's faithful to reach out and ...

Introduction to Pentecostal witchcraft and spiritual politics in Africa and Melanesia / Knut Rio, Michelle Maccarthy and Ruy Blanes -- German Pentecostal witches and communists : the violence of ...

NYAKITABIRE, Uganda (AP) — A drought had dragged on for months. Fields of onions, potatoes and beans went dry. Hungry and desperate, the villagers sought someone to blame. Their target? A gray-haired, ...

The Nigeria national football team lost in a penalty shootout (3-4) after a 120-minute extended battle (1-1) with the ...