In the archives of human history, few figures stand as a more potent symbol of the relentless pursuit of justice and democracy than Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. His long walk was not a solitary one; it ...

His name is synonymous with South Africa, and we all know something of what Nelson Mandela called ‘the struggle’. Yet I’m embarrassed to admit I knew very little about apartheid — the system of racial ...

At a joint press conference, Obama spoke extensively about Mandela's legacy. PRETORIA, South Africa , June 29, 2013— -- Although President Obama will not get a chance to see Nelson Mandela on his ...

The tributes from around the world last month to Nelson Mandela, the late South African former president, mourned his passing and celebrated the political achievements he led and came to embody: a ...

Every once in a very great while, we get these people who rise above the confines of self. Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday at the age of 95, was one of those. He navigated his life by the ...

On the edge of the village of Mvezo in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, on the spur of a hill looking out over a bend in the Mbashe River, there used to be a simple open-sided museum with four plaques ...

WASHINGTON — As Nelson Mandela lies gravely ill — heaped with tributes and obscured beneath them — it is worth recalling his defining achievement. Mandela spent 27 years in prison, much of it in a ...

On 18 July, the United Nations will once again honor Nelson Mandela’s legacy with a special commemoration in the General Assembly Hall and a service project. The 2025 theme for Mandela Day is “It's ...

People walk past the U.N. headquarters in Manhattan on Sept. 9, 2025, in New York City. The annual UN General Assembly, the 80th, begins today. Credit - Spencer Platt—Getty Images Therefore, as the ...