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As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine escalates, Moscow’s growing influence in Africa has led to divergent responses among the continent’s leaders.

Since 1984 at least one African nation has competed at each subsequent winter Olympics.

It was an air delivery like no other. A woman gave birth over the weekend to a baby boy thousands of feet above the Atlantic during a United Airlines flight from Ghana to the U.S. In a statement, United Airlines said its crew had “acted quickly” to help ensure the delivery could be carried out safely on Flight 997, which…

A Coronado, California man is diversifying the sport of Africa by introducing it to Ghanans and other Africans six months out of the year.

Some cocoa farmers in Africa are set to lose almost 20% of their incomes, prompting accusations that global chocolate makers are “turning a blind eye” to serious problems.

New companies are designing international workcations for remote workers who want to live and work abroad without the long-term commitment.

The news is a hopeful turning point for poorer countries that risk being left behind in the global race for vaccinations.

Boris Kodjoe, who plays Captain Robert Sullivan on TV drama “Station 19,” shares how he reconnected with his Ghana heritage during a trip he took there with his family . As seen on California Live on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020.

Cardi B’s announcement that she wants to seek Nigerian citizenship has set off a Twitter feud between her West African fans in friendly rivals Nigeria and Ghana. The Grammy-winning rapper visited both countries last month on her African tour. Her announcement in a tweet on Friday criticized the U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and...

A new report says more than one-third of women in four low-income countries in Africa and Asia were slapped, mocked, forcibly treated or otherwise abused during childbirth in health centers and suggests that such mistreatment occurs worldwide. The study published Wednesday in The Lancet medical journal says women in Nigeria, Myanmar, Ghana and Guinea also experienced high rates of cesarean...

This week, Americans across the country have united to cheer on local contestants participating in the orthographic sport known as the Scripps National Spelling Bee. A field of roughly 11 million students nationwide pared down to 562 spellers at the start of the national competition Tuesday. Roughly a dozen spellers will advance to the prime-time finals Thursday night. The winner...

Does the money collected through Facebook’s fundraising function actually make it to the organizations? Carolyn Johnson reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2019.

A Virginia man has been charged with swindling women in the Kansas City area and across the country out of more than $5 million in a romance fraud scheme.

Melania Trump walked out the infamous “Door of No Return” at a onetime slave-trade outpost Wednesday and gazed over the crashing ocean waves that carried millions of Africans to lives of servitude. She later called her visit “a solemn reminder of a time in our history that should never be forgotten.” “It’s very emotional,” she said. “The dungeons that I...

Two secretaries-general and diplomats from the world that Kofi Annan served for nearly 45 years paid tribute to him at the United Nations Friday, but the most moving words were from his wife and son who urged people everywhere to continue his fight for a fairer and peaceful planet. The ceremony in the General Assembly hall where the U.N.’s 193...

On Friday following a 14-year absence from late-night television, iconic R&B, dance and pop singing superstar Janet Jackson marked her return with a memorable performance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” with non-other than the man who put Reggaeton music on the map, Mr. Daddy Yankee himself.

Hirving Lozano scored from about 14 yards out to give Mexico a shock 1-0 win over Germany, the defending World Cup champions. Lozano took a pass from Javier Hernandez and got around Mesut Ozil and had a clear path to the net in the 35th minute. It was his eighth international goal. Both teams had many chances in the open-ended...

Park rangers in the world’s top cocoa producer, Ivory Coast, are waging a campaign to protect national forests from the illegal farming of the raw ingredient in chocolate. Last year the governments of Ivory Coast and other top cocoa producer Ghana, along with food giants Nestle, Mars and Hershey, pledged to work together to end deforestation in the West African...

“Black Panther” fans filmed a video message explaining what the movie means to them, which they thought would air on “The Tonight Show” Wednesday. What they didn’t know was that Boseman was behind the curtain, waiting to surprise them along with Jimmy Fallon.