So goes the second opening line of Simmer Down, the consequential hit song that introduced the Jamaican music group, The ...

ZOMBA-(MaraviPost)-Ndindi Mally is set to release a brand-new album that’s been in the making since 2025. This project is a labour of love, with Mally combining various reggae styles to create a ...

A new British Council report titled “Publishing Futures” revealed a study of the publishing landscapes of Ghana, Kenya, ...

Here is a roll call of some of the notable figures of African and African American descent who died in 2025. It includes the ...

LeBron James just made his 41st trip around the sun … and the Los Angeles Lakers shared how they celebrated the four-time NBA champion at practice … with rookie Adou Thiero leading the team in singing ...

Connie Francis, 87. The wholesome pop star’s 1950s and ’60s hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” — the ...

Africa's regional governance bodies have rejected Israel's recognition of Somaliland as an independent nation. Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but had never been recognized by an ...

In Lamu, the China story is not confined to museum shelves. It lives in the hands of ordinary people. In Siyu, one of the ...

Over the years Kenyan artists have produced songs that reflect the gospel roots of the holiday, local rhythms, vernacular languages, festive roast nyama choma in the compound, visits to family and ...

In the 2022 General Elections, only 10,444 diaspora voters participated globally, and their participation was limited solely to the presidential ballot. The proposal warns that without urgent ...

The director of "When Harry Met Sally" and "The Princess Bride" was found dead with his wife Michele, 68, in their Los ...

This story originally published in the September 2008 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. The biologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton is walking up on an ...