Western education regularly overlooks these monarchs, but theGrio never will. Meet the African kings who deserve recognition. If you leave the telling of your story to others, you’ll miss the truth.

“At the beginning, I thought we were digging a deep hole for ourselves, as people feel so passionately about this character,” says Angus Gibson, the director and co-creator of South Africa’s ...

Source: YouTube "Some day... you will rule over all other kings." South Africa's Mzansi Magic has revealed an official trailer for an epic new series debuting in 2023 called Shaka iLembe. This is one ...

CAPE TOWN, South AfricaCAPE TOWN, South Africa — A new Zulu king can be crowned in South Africa after a court settled a dispute Wednesday over whether the prince named as heir to the throne last year ...

Host Allison Keyes is joined by NPR's West Africa correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton for a peek into her reporter's notebook and some of the stories coming out of the continent. These stories include ...

An old video of Eswatini's King Mswati III arriving in Abu Dhabi has drawn attention to the African monarch's extravagant lifestyle. The clip, which first surfaced in July, captures the king's grand ...

A few miles north of the equator, not far from where the Nile rises, the Mountains of the Moon face east towards a mighty lake that could drown the state of West Virginia. On the northern shore of ...

Michael Jackson's fame stretched around the world. In Africa, he was a legend and an inspiration. NPR's Africa correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton remembers meeting Jackson when he visited Ivory Coast ...