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 ...

Introduction: Gold Coast slave forts and castles as frontiers of Euro-African economic and cultural encounter, c. 1482-1960 -- The long shadow of the enslaved: from Africa into the diaspora -- ...

Introduction / John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu -- Gold Coast forts and castles: key themes and perspectives / Jarle Simensen -- 'Heaven is high above, and Europe is far away', so Christiansborg prevails / ...

Walking into Elmina Castle I felt a sense of aggression. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. I visited the castle as a tourist looking ...

Most tourists would not necessarily think about visiting castles when travelling to Africa. Castles are normally associated with Europe, and they are architectural monuments from the glorious medieval ...

Stephen Graham of 'Adolescence' says research took its co-writer down 'a lot of dark holes' ...