“The Aim is to Build” — France to Rename Streets After African World War 2 Heroes
France's armed forces ministry has provided local authorities with a 210-page booklet containing the names of 100 Africans who fought for France in World War Two, so that streets and squares may be named after them.
Javicia Leslie Becomes First Black Actress to Play Batwoman on TV
Javicia Leslie has become TV’s first black Batwoman. She is the new lead actress in the CW TV show’s second season. Leslie will play Ryan Wilder, a new character who will take over from Kate Kane.
Sex Tourism in Kenya — NGO’s Calls for Help in Fight Against Rising Sexual Abuse by Foreigners
Child protection organizations in Kenya Anti-trafficking organisations say widespread trust in white outsiders has made kenya's children an easy target for abusers from the...
Zimbabwe Spends Millions of Dollars on Luxury Cars as the Country Goes Hungry
The government of Zimbabwe has spent millions of dollars on luxury cars for senior officials despite a deepening economic collapse that has plunged its...
Akodessewa Fetish Market – The Largest Voodoo Market in the World is Located in Togo
Akodessewa Fetish Market in Lome, Togo is recognized as the largest fetish market in the world, a place where Voodoo practitioners can find anything...
Dust Pollution Linked to Infant Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Researchers at Stanford and University of California San Diego have collaborated on a new study, published recently in Nature Sustainability, that explores how dust...
World Bank to Lend 50 Billion USD to Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020
The World Bank said Wednesday it will lend 50 billion U.S. dollars to 48 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa this year.
The Bank said the loan...
Algeria Buries Skulls Of Resistance Fighters Beheaded by French Forces During the 1800’s
The skulls of 24 Algerian anti-colonial soldiers, beheaded by French forces during colonial France's conquest of the North African country that had been lying...
Culture
Sex Tourism in Kenya — NGO’s Calls for Help in Fight Against Rising Sexual Abuse by Foreigners
Child protection organizations in Kenya Anti-trafficking organisations say widespread trust in white outsiders has made kenya's children an easy...
Religion
Akodessewa Fetish Market – The Largest Voodoo Market in the World is Located in Togo
Akodessewa Fetish Market in Lome, Togo is recognized as the largest fetish market in the world, a place where Voodoo practitioners can find anything...
Society & Culture
Mauritius, Tanzania, Benin Move up World Bank Income Ranking
The World Bank on Wednesday classified Mauritius as a High Income country while Tanzania and Benin are now considered Lower-middle income countries.
The East African...
Society & Culture
Gorée Island: Senegal’s Island of Slaves
Gorée is a small island located off the coast of Dakar, in Senegal. The island is known as the location of "The House of...
Society & Culture
Migingo Island: The Most Densely Populated Island in the World is Located in Kenya
Migingo, a tiny rock island on Lake Victoria, in Kenya, measures just 2,000-square-metre, but is officially home to over 500 residents making it the...
Society & Culture
Child Mortality: Child Loss is Devastatingly Common Among Mothers in Sub-Saharan Africa, Study Reveals
The researchers found that more than half of 45- to 49-year-old mothers have experienced the death of a child under age five. Nearly two-thirds...
Society & Culture
Gambia Considering Repealing A 24-year-old Law Banning Skin Bleaching Creams
The Gambia is considering a bill sponsored by the government to repeal a 24- year-old law banning skin-bleaching creams.
The law prohibits their importation, sale,...
History
Negro Dogs: How Vicious Dogs Were Used To Track, Attack, And Capture Runaway Slaves
A very popular slavery approach involved in the control and domination of African slaves was the use of highly trained, strong and aggressive Dog...
History
Chief Kivoi: Meet the Chief Who Guided the First Missionaries into Kenya
Kivoi Mwendwa famously known as 'Chief Kivoi', born in the 1780s, was a Kamba long Distance trader who lived in the present day Kitui....
History
Dahomey Amazons: The Story Of the Most Feared Women in History
From the 18th century to late 19th century, there existed a formidable army of all-female warriors in Dahomey in the present-day Republic of Benin....
History
Robert Milligan: Statue of 18th Century Slave Trader Removed from Outside London Museum
A statue of 18th-century slave trader Robert Milligan has been removed from outside a museum in the British capital after Labour councils pledged to...
History
King Leopold II: Belgian City Removes Statue of King Who Murdered Millions of Congolese
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A statue of a Belgian colonial king, under whose reign millions of people were murdered in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
Rankings
Egypt, South Africa and Kenya Are The Most Powerful Countries in Africa, 2020
Egypt, South Africa and Kenya are currently the most powerful country in Africa, according to US News and World...
Africa Ranking
Egypt, South Africa and Kenya Are The Most Powerful Countries in Africa, 2020
Egypt, South Africa and Kenya are currently the most powerful country in Africa, according to US News and World Report.
The US News and World...
Africa Ranking
Global Peace Index: Nigeria Ranked Among ‘World’s Most Dangerous Countries’
The 2020 Global Peace Index (GPI) released by the Institute for Economics Peace (IEP) has ranked Nigeria 147 out of 163..
The report tracks and...
Africa Ranking
Conflicts in Cameroon, Nigeria Rated Among ‘World’s Most Neglected Crisis’
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Cameroon, DR Congo, Burkina Faso, Nigeria are among the most neglected displacement crises in the world, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council’s annual list...
Africa Ranking
Nigeria Ranked Low On Corruption Fight, Security in Global Rule of Law Index
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The World Justice Project has ranked Africa’s giant Nigeria 108th out of 128 countries surveyed in its 2020 Rule of Law Index.
WJP, which works...
Africa Ranking
Top 15 Universities in South Africa, 2020
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University of Cape Town is the best University in South Africa according to the 2020-21 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) released on Monday.
University...
Africa Ranking
The Safest Countries In Africa For COVID-19
South africa is the safest country in Africa right now for COVID-19, according to a massive 250-page report.The report is based on 130 quantitative...
