Mansa Musa, emperor of Mali, is deemed the richest man in history, with wealth so vast that historians struggle to quantify it accurately.

The 25th Dynasty originated in Nubia, in what is today Sudan, and ruled over ancient Egypt between 744 and 656 BC.

Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as 'The ...

Here’s a look at the life of the late Moammar Gadhafi, leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011. Personal:Birth date: June 7, 1942 Death date: October 20, 2011 Birth place: Sirte, Libya Father: Mohamed ...

Charleston celebrates, and almost worships, the bounty of its surroundings: from freshly-caught blue crabs to grains milled ...