Their headscarves and wraparound gowns shimmered with bold stripes and colors, in the Bantu fashion. The old-world garments contrasted with trappings of American fashion, like 4-inch heels ...

One of Rio's most storied Samba schools will explore the "Pain and Passion" of the lives of the Bantu people in the city ... as Rio was renovating before hosting the World Cup in the Olympics.

Violence since May 2013 in southeast Congo between militias representing the Luba, a Bantu ethnic group, and Twa, has included large-scale massacres. David Ngoy Luhaka, a priest and member of the ...