(The Root) — Ethiopia’s prime minister, Meles Zenawi, who ruled the country for 21 years, died Tuesday at age 57 after months of declining health. In a piece announcing his death, the New York Times ...

Sept. 12 (UPI) --The South African government is opening an inquest of the death of South African activist Steve Biko in 1977. Friday is the 48th anniversary of Biko's death in police custody at age ...

FILE - Albert Luthuli, winner of the 1960 Nobel Peace Prize for his commitment to nonviolent resistance to apartheid, is shown in his home in Groutville, Natal Province, South Africa, on Oct. 24, 1961 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A South African court ruled Nobel laureate Albert Luthuli was beaten to death in 1967, overturning the decades-old ...