While a tight-knit, heavily traditional community in Beaufort County reeled from the sudden murder of its leader, the somber but reverent tributes poured in from the other side of the globe. “A ...

Men watch as fortune seekers flock to the village after pictures and videos were shared on social media showing people celebrating after finding what they believe to be diamonds, in the village of ...

The African Art Village is in its last week, with shop closing up on Sunday. The annual event draws vendors and visitors from across the nation. Kissima Drammeh is one of the vendors who has been ...

Adegbolu Abiogemo Adefunmi II, left, prepares to give a blessing during a ceremony for the future Rev. Ike Resource Center at the United Church on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 in Beaufort’s Historic ...

ASEBU, Ghana — Nestled in the sleepy town of Asebu, a few miles inland from the Atlantic along Ghana's Cape Coast, lies a serene 5,000 acre rural settlement. A mud road at the entrance weaves through ...

A South Carolina man who was recognized as the king of an African village was stabbed on Monday (July 29) later succumbing to the wounds. Police have arrested the suspect but details are still largely ...

Four years before COVID-19 swept the globe, I climbed onto the back of a motorbike in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and headed three miles up the steep, dusty terrain behind the local Shell gas station. It ...

The long-debated Africa Village, a cultural mall plan including retail and affordable housing in Cedar-Riverside, waits to move forward under City Council member Jamal Osman. The city still has to ...

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