For nearly 140 years, this tiny scrap of an island on West Africa's Atlantic coast was the point of no return for hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children who were stolen from their homes and ...

A triptych of charming castles where Nelson Mandela once stayed in Knysna, South Africa, have sold for ZAR28.5 million (US$2.16 million), the auctioneers announced on Friday. The castles are located ...

Scores of African Americans made a pilgrimage to Ghana last year to mark the 400th anniversary of the start of the transatlantic slave trade that brought Africans to these shores. By some reports, the ...

After five centuries the white-washed castles along Ghana's Atlantic shoreline continue to dominate the horizon. These castles have no turrets nor towers nor moats with wooden drawbridges because they ...

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

Togo is small country in West Africa and whilst it only sees hundreds of thousands of visitors, tourism in the African country is expected to grow in the upcoming years. It features a number of ...

As kids, and even as adults, we've dreamed of being kings or queens. While the likelihood of becoming the next Prince William or Duchess Kate is slim to none, you can at least feel like a royal by ...