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Society & Culture
Lifaqane Wars, Cannibalism and the Kome Caves of Lesotho
The Kome Caves are a group of smooth walled, igloo-shaped cave dwellings made out of mud in the district of Berea, Lesotho.
History
Ota Benga: the Sad Tale of the Man Who Was Kept in a New York Zoo
Ota Benga's family was killed, he was taken as a slave, and he lived in the Bronx Zoo's monkey house as a human exhibit.
History
Caty Louette, the most Powerful Female Slave Trader in Senegal’s Gorée Island in the 1800s
Caty Louette, was one of the most powerful female slave trader on Goree Island, a tiny, island off the coast of Dakar, in Senegal
Facts
Bloodwood Tree – the Southern African Tree That Bleeds Like Humans
The Bloodwood Tree is a kind of hardwood tree native to southern Africa that releases a deep red sap which looks very similar to blood, when cut or damaged.
History
Ogbidi Okojie, the Nigerian King Who Was Exiled in 1901 for Opposing British Rule
Ogbidi Okojie, king of Uromi was a ruler of the Esan people in what is now present day Edo State in Nigeria, he is well known all over Esan land for his opposition to British rule.
People & Politics
From World’s Youngest President to World’s Poorest Past President: the Unusual Case of Valentine Strasser
Valentine Strasser is an ex-military leader of Sierra Leone who took power in a 1992 coup at the age of 25, making him the youngest head of state in the world.
Society & Culture
Africa Re-Viewed: Rare Photos of 20th Century Africa
A photographer's Rare 20th Century Look at Africa: Eliot Elisofon was an internationally known photographer and filmmaker whose enduring visual record of African life from 1947 to 1972 was published in magazines such as Life and the National Geographic.
Travel
Bir Tawil: The Last Unclaimed Land On Earth
Bir Tawil is the last truly unclaimed land on earth: The area is ruled by no state, inhabited by no permanent residents and governed by no laws.
History
The Heroro-Nama Genocide: Germany’s Brutal Genocide in Namibia in the early 20th Century
The Herero and Namaqua Genocide is considered to have been the first genocide of the 20th century. It took place between 1904 and 1907 in German South-West Africa(modern day Namibia), during the Herero Wars.
Facts
World’s Third Largest Diamond Discovered in Botswana
The diamond firm Debswana has announced the discovery in Botswana of a 1,098-carat stone that it described as the third largest of its kind in the world.
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James Derham, the first African American to Practice Medicine in the United States
Dr. James Durham has been widely acknowledged as the first recognized African American to practice medicine in the United States.
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