The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, created ...

South Africa’s cultural landscape is shaped by a wide range of musical traditions, but few genres reflect indigenous identity ...

Tinariwen have announced a new album, Hoggar, which will be out March 13 via their own label, Wedge. It features ...

The pioneers of Tuareg music, Tinariwen will release their 10th studio album, Hoggar, in March. Today, they unveiled the lead ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Nate Raymond is a Legal Affairs Correspondent for Reuters. REUTERS—A federal judge on Tuesday blocked plans by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to end temporary protections from ...

Alex Lomong is a man of many labels: He’s a Virginia resident, was a decorated Division I athlete on the Ohio State University track team, and is a middle-distance runner whose times put him in sight ...

Three governments that were central in South Sudan’s peace process have urged leaders to end renewed fighting and focus on implementing the peace agreement that ended a deadly conflict NAIROBI, Kenya ...

South Sudan has moved troops into Sudan’s Heglig oil field under what it calls a tripartite agreement with Sudan’s two warring factions. The move is a rare arrangement aimed at shielding critical oil ...

NAIROBI, Dec 11 (Reuters) - South Sudan has sent its troops to neighbouring Sudan to guard the strategic Heglig oil field near the border, its military head said on Thursday, days after the ...

South Sudan said it was still pumping oil to facilities in neighboring Sudan crucial to its crude exports, even after rebels captured the production hub on Monday. As the Heglig site fell to the Rapid ...