Independence

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The African nation, which gained independence Saturday, became the U.N.'s 193rd member by acclamation Thursday...

NEW YORK (AP) - Achebe, whose "Things Fall Apart" is regarded as the founding work of postcolonial African fiction, has

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Fabulous minerals. Magnificent music. Great cuisine. And a people still mired in violence and misery...

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - Today, the West African country is on the verge of putting half a century of coups

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - In 1960, 17 African countries gained independence from European colonial powers, making it a banner year

On the eve of President Obama’s visit to Ghana, theGrio looks back to when the country first celebrated its independence