Durham Regional Chair John Henry is marking Emancipation Day Friday. He described it as a pivotal moment in history as the ...

A South African court on Wednesday ruled that displaying the country's apartheid-era flag in public constituted hate speech that discriminated against black people and violated equality laws. The case ...

The red, green and black flag was raised with great fanfare for the first time at Dalhousie before a crowd of about 300 people on Feb. 2 to kick off African Heritage Month.

Rethinking Africa rsquo;s Economic Sovereignty . More than sixty years after the winds of independence swept across the ...

Another flag-raising ceremony is planned to mark the day. The Halifax Regional Municipality will raise the Pan-African flag at Grand Parade on Friday, July 30.

Former South African President Jacob Zuma is facing backlash from his country’s Foreign Ministry after expressing support for ...

The South African flag is not just one of the most colorful on the continent but also one of the most meaningful. It was officially adopted on April 27, 1994, marking the country’s transition ...

Arts and Culture Music Wavin’ the Flag for Africa, and Coke Somali-Canadian musician K’Naan on escaping civil war, singing the World Cup’s song, and working for Coca-Cola.

And so I’m so excited that I’m going to be with them celebrating South African Freedom Day.” April 27 marks the 20-year anniversary of South Africa’s first post-apartheid election.

A second challenge to human freedom in Africa is the nascent cult of the strongman, symbolized by the growing popularity of military rulers like Burkina Faso's interim leader (sic) Ibrahim Traore.