Many African indigenous religions see creation as existing in ... For example, the boys of the Nandi people in Kenya go through a grueling coming-of-age ceremony: at one stage, they have ...

For Kenya’s main churches, the election of Kibaki brought a dilemma during his first term. These churches had been partners ...

(RNS) — In oral arguments before the state Supreme Court, Texas’ deputy solicitor general argued that the amendment was ‘not a Swiss Army knife of religious liberty’ and that ‘the ...

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on Kenya’s Eldoret-Iten Water Fund ... pale compared with tensions raised within the ...

However, he noted, it is not necessarily evidence of a claim made by previous scholars, of direct Indigenous influence on the Vodou religion. Carnival celebrations in Haiti have incorporated native ...

According to many Indigenous leaders participating at the so-called “finance COP,” carbon trading is a path fraught with risks, especially regarding the rights and sovereignty of Indigenous ...

An analysis that confronts the many forms of oppressive power can help social movements build transformative power.

Nairobi, Kenya — Naomi Kolian recounts the ordeal at her parents' house at the age of 13. Kolian, now a mother of five, said her parents arranged for her genital mutilation during a school break.

Traditional healer Naa Busuafi used to feel empowered when leaving tribal ceremonies held on the outskirts of Accra, proud to ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Ugandan opposition leader and four-time presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, stands in the dock at the ...

There are an estimated 476 million indigenous peoples in the world, living across 90 countries. They speak an overwhelming majority of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages and represent 5,000 ...

Across the African continent, LGBTQ+ people are facing what Amnesty International calls a "barrage of discriminatory laws ...