Read about the history of the Guan tribe. The article explains how they moved to present-day Ghana, their political ...

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

As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the gods and spirits that are evident all around the arena are beckoned upon by ...

Currently a lecturer in African Traditional Religion at Nnamdi Azikiwe University ... my true calling is to serve my people through the ancient traditions of our ancestors. I was a Catholic ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Ghana’s President-Elect John Dramani Mahama, waves after taking the oath of office at his inauguration, at ...

Ghana's former President John Mahama won last month's elections by a landslide but he will be under enormous pressure to meet the expectations of voters as he assumes office. After more than three ...

That includes John Curtis, the freshman senator from Utah who will replace Mitt Romney. Read my story on Curtis here. As a growing share of U.S. adults turns away from religion, Christianity is still ...

"When I was 10 years old, I was supposed to come to Ghana with him," she said. A day earlier, she had marked 10 years since her father's death. Though he was a Pan-Africanist who dreamed of ...

“He joined the ancestors when I was 10 years old. I was supposed to come to Ghana with him,” she said. Bowers and her husband, Damon Smith, are among the 524 diaspora members, mostly Black ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Ghana recently granted citizenship to 524 people from the Black diaspora, and most were Black Americans. It ...

All African passport holders are now able to visit Ghana without needing a visa, outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo has said. He announced the plan last month but in his final state-of-the-nation ...

Ghanaian rapper Okyeame Kwame has opened up on his switch from ‘organised Christian religion’ towards a deeper exploration of spirituality. According to him, this shift has been a pivotal part ...