It’s reported President Barack Obama was very humbled after a visit to Robben Island Prison in South Africa where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for 18 years.

President Barack Obama challenged young Africans to fulfill the legacy of South Africa’s beloved former leader Nelson Mandela.

Transport minister Dullah Omar, a leading human rights lawyer and anti-apartheid activist who was justice minister in South Africa’s first black-lead government, died today of cancer.

The British Library has helped bring to life a rare recording of a speech made by Nelson Mandela at his trial that has been unheard for more than 30 years.