For many decades, Nigeria has worn the title “Giant of Africa,” a phrase that reflects its leadership role in the continent’s political and economic affairs. The ‘giant’ epithet also alludes to the ...

The UK and EU countries who abstained when Ghana’s UN resolution was adopted may soon find it harder to sustain the same old script on reparations The most revealing thing about Ghana’s UN resolution ...

Lagos bursts into color as the vibrant Lagos Fanti Carnival celebrates the Afro-Brazilian heritage of the "Aguda," formerly enslaved people who returned from Brazil in the 19th century. In Lagos, ...

In Lagos, Nigeria, a vibrant twice-yearly festival rooted in Brazilian carnival traditions celebrates the cultural heritage of those who returned from the transatlantic slave trade. About 5 million ...

UN General Assembly adopted a historic resolution on March 25, 2026 declaring the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity ...

Slavery is a horrific institution that has plagued human civilization for thousands of years. However, don’t tell this to the United Nations, for the intergovernmental agency created as a response to ...

April 01, 2026 - Applied Predictive Techs., Inc. v. Marketdial, Inc., 2026 WL 21829, 2026 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 80 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 28, 2026) highlights the obligation of a trade secret owner to prove that ...

On March 25, 123 Member States in the United Nations voted in favor of Resolution A/80/L.48, titled the “Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of ...

We have retracted an article, “The transatlantic slave trade is the gravest crime against humanity – why the UN declaration matters”. It was brought to our attention that the author was no longer ...

Commemorating the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark resolution, introduced by Ghana, ...

Rhiannon Ingle is a Senior Journalist at Tyla, specialising in TV, film, travel, and culture. A graduate of the University of Manchester with a degree in English Literature, she honed her editorial ...