He was ultimately crowned Oba, or King of the Yoruba in North America, by the ooni, the spiritual leader of the Yoruba people in Nigeria. Image Adefunmi I in 1997.

For this writer, the Shari law constitutes a barrier or obstacle to the Yoruba people’s social and economic ways of life, which is anchored on the British tradition of Ango-Saxon liberalism ...

In Cuba, santería, a fusion of African religions and Catholicism, grows in popularity after enduring decades of prohibitions and stigma by the communist government.

While nearly 70% of Latin America’s 670 million people consider themselves Catholic, in Cuba, Santería is the name of the game.A fusion of African religions and Catholicism, Santería was one ...

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade 1, has said that the Itsekiri are Yoruba, being children of Oduduwa, pointing out that they needed to work together as one people driven by the same ...

A doll depicting the Yoruba deity Yemayá is propped up on a chair before the start of a Santería ceremony in the home of Mandy Arrazcaeta, in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Ramon ...

Cuba lost over a million people between 2022 and 2023. The population loss might be higher, experts say, mostly driven by migration to the United States.

Immigration. Over 1 Million People Flee Cuba in Just Two Years That amounts to some 10% of the nation's total population. The surge highlights flaws in both right and left-wing positions on Cuba.

According to an article in the Journal of African History, before the term "Yoruba," they were known as "Nago" in Brazil, "Lucumi" in Cuba, and other Spanish and French territories.

A small town in Cuba was recovering Tuesday from flooding that killed at least seven people after Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain.

The Cuban jazz artist says she's never felt welcome in Latin pop. That is, until she came to Puerto Rico to record her new album, Alkemi, which expands her sound into R&B, bossa nova and neo-soul.

A Cuban follower of the Yoruba religion recently took to social media to explain why she moved her orishas from the main ...