Tag: africa
Ethical US consumers struggled to pressure the sugar industry to abandon slavery with less...
By Calvin Schermerhorn, Arizona State University
Twenty-two-year-old Sam Watts saw the Virginia coastline vanish while he was aboard a domestic slave ship in the fall...
Ethiopia grants amnesty to high-profile political detainees
By Associated Press
Ethiopia’s government on Friday announced an amnesty for some of the country’s most high-profile political detainees, including opposition figure Jawar Mohammed and...
South African minister objects to sale of Mandela’s cell key
By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press
A South African Cabinet minister on Friday urged the cancellation of an upcoming U.S. auction of a key to the...
US Catholic clergy shortage eased by recruits from Africa
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Associated Press
The Rev. Athanasius Chidi Abanulo — using skills honed in his African homeland to minister effectively in rural Alabama—...
Cracked It: How Ancient Ostrich Egg Beads Could Reveal The Secrets Of Stone-Age Trade...
By Martin M Barillas
Experts have traced evolving human connections by studying beads made from ostrich eggshells by ancient humans 50,000 years ago, shedding light...
