In the ancient town of Ouidah, located in southern Benin, the annual Voodoo Festival unfolds with a vibrant mix of dance, ...

The festival gained popularity over the years from within and outside Africa, organizers say, and attracts thousands of ...

Is Santeria witchcraft? Discover the origins, rituals, and cultural significance of Santeria, and why it's often misunderstood as witchcraft.

South Africa seal 10-wicket win in the second Test to win the series 2-0 despite Pakistan’s late fightback in Cape Town. South Africa seal their place in World Test Championship final with a two ...

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

Ancient Africa was no different, with numerous powerful warrior tribes ... They were well-known for spreading the religion aggressively across regions and cultures. Somalis now occupy the larger part ...

Acoustic research at a rock art site suggests not. The study site, Kurukop, is in South Africa's Northern Cape province, in the Nama Karoo region, where the geological formation began to ...

Every two years, Pew Research Center publishes a report on the religious affiliation of members of the incoming Congress. This report is the ninth in the series, which started with the 111th Congress ...

It is the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonial power. Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said the pullout would begin in January. France has had as many as ...

Election-rigging claims are nothing new in the southeast African nation, where the ruling Mozambique Liberation Front, known by its Portuguese acronym Frelimo, has been in power since independence ...

An artificial rendering of the Albertine Rift, which forms the western branch of the East African Rift. Credit: Christoph Hormann / CC BY-SA 3.0 Researchers have discovered a major shift happening in ...

The religious makeup of the 119th Congress will be little changed from the previous term, although with some pronounced differences between the two parties, according to an analysis of ...