Should African people be called black – or is the categorising of people by skin colour a racist practice? How about Africa?

Liverpool's first slaving vessel, ironically named the Blessing, set sail in 1700. In 1730, 15 Liverpool slave ships headed toward Africa; in 1799, 134 ships made the voyage. Although some voyages ...

No longer able to lure their own countrymen, Virginians looked toward African labor ... In 1650 there were about three hundred. By 1700, more than a thousand Africans were being brought into ...

This province has been named the safest province in South Africa, according to the latest crime statistics, which were shared ...

Focus on Africa Focus on Africa is broadcast at 1500, 1700 and 1900 GMT Monday to Friday and 1900 GMT on Saturday and Sunday. Editions are available for 24 hours after the time of transmission.

van der Waal, Margriet 2023. Dirty politics: The stories of soap in South Africa. Frontiers of Narrative Studies, Vol. 8, Issue. 2, p. 206. South Africa provides a unique vantage point from which to ...

Africa has recorded about 37,000 deaths ... In a population of more than 2 million, it has so far recorded about 1,700 cases and 40 deaths. In a survey conducted in 18 countries in August by ...

The United Nations Secretary-General has acknowledged that the African continent deserves a permanent seat at the UN Security Council. Africa is the world's second largest and its youngest continent.

You can listen live to the BBC World Service Africa via the live stream. Focus on Africa is broadcast at 1500, 1700 and 1900 GMT Monday to Friday and 1900 GMT on Saturday and Sunday. Editions are ...

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In an operation, law enforcement intercepted a drug lab in Groblersdal, seizing drugs valued at 2 billion rand.

A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder in the slaying, police said.