In the course of construction work in 2013, the remains of 36 individuals of African descent were uncovered in the heart of ...

Among pastoral peoples like the Ankole, cows are divine. They are given names, mourned when they die, and invoked in marriage ...

Hoodoo is often misunderstood as dark magic, but it is actually a spiritual tradition rooted in African practices, developed ...

The aircraft touched down at Kisumu Airport at about 7.20am to a final water salute, a ceremonial airport tradition where two ...

Warning: This article contains images and videos of nudity. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Religious and cultural groups conducting rituals in Johannesburg’s nature reserves are raising ...

Lamu is a historic Swahili port town on an island off the northern coast of Kenya. Each year it hosts the famous Lamu Maulidi Festival, a sacred Muslim celebration, planned this year for 17-18 ...

The United Nations turns 80 at a time when its relevance is under sharper question than at any point since its founding. Conceived in the ashes of global war, the UN was meant to embody collective ...

While piercings carry aesthetic parts for tribal cultures, they are also potent symbols connected to things like identity, customs and beliefs. Piercings represent stages of life – coming of age, ...

The Savannah African Arts Museum is launching a virtual exhibit called “Telling Your Story.” The project invites people worldwide to share personal or ancestral stories of the African American ...

In Hinduism Karnavedha Sanskar or ear piercing is counted among the 16 major samskaras (rites of passage) that mark important stages in life. It is not just a cultural practice but a sacred ritual ...

Africa was enjoying a rash of ritual murder. Three years ago jet-complexioned Sir Ofori Atta, Paramount Chief of Akim Abuakwa, died (of natural causes) in the Gold Coast Colony. Soon his friend and ...