Uzonna Anele
Society & Culture
Netherlands Returns Smuggled 600-year-old Ife Terracotta to Nigeria
The Kingdom of Netherlands on Thursday officially presented a smuggled Ife Terracotta antiquity dated to be at least 600 years old to Nigeria.
People & Politics
Berlin to Name Street Named After Tanzanian Independence Heroine
Councillors in the German capital, Berlin, have voted to replace a street name honouring a colonial governor in East Africa accused of having ordered massacres with one of a leading female Tanzanian independence activist.
Lucy Lameck was Tanzania's first female...
History
Queen Nzinga, The African Leader Who Fought Against Slave Trade and European Colonization in the 17th Century
Queen Nzinga was an Angolan leader who ruled during a period of rapid growth in the African slave trade and encroachment of the Portuguese Empire into South West Africa, in attempts to control the slave trade. Nzinga fought for...
Society & Culture
Report: South Africa is the Most Unequal Country in the World
A new report from Oxfam South Africa shows how the average (white, male) CEO takes home as much as 461 black women from the bottom ten percent of earners.
Miscellaneous
Nigeria Listed Among 12 Most Dangerous African Nations for Children – Report
The African nations listed are Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan
Africa Ranking
Top 10: South Africa and Botswana are the Best Places to be a Woman Entrepreneur in Africa
South Africa, Botswana and Ghana has been ranked as Africa's best place to be a woman entrepreneur, according to a new report released Monday.
The nation jumped up three places this year to steal the title from New Zealand after...
Society & Culture
Kenyan University Beats Oxford in Law Competition
Kenya's Kenyatta University has beaten the UK's Oxford University in the semi-finals of a competition for aspiring lawyers.
Oxford - one of the most prestigious universities in the world - were the defending champions in the Nelson Mandela World Human...
People & Politics
Group Sues Tanzanian Government for Banning Pregnant Girls from Attending Schools
Women’s rights group, Equality Now, has filed a case against the Tanzanian government at the Africa Court on Human and People’s Rights over its ban on pregnant girls from attending school.
The organisation, in a statement, said that going to...
Africa Ranking
Only 8 African Countries Managed to Improve their Governance in the Last Decade — IIAG
Angola, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Sudan, Togo and Seychelles are listed in the 2020 Mo Ibrahim Index as the only eight countries in Africa which have managed to improve their governance in the past decade.
Africa Ranking
Top 10 Most Populated Urban Cities in Africa (2020)
The below cities are the top 10 most populated Urban cities in Africa.
An urban area, or built-up area according to Demographia, is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment.
Top ten Urbanized cities in...
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Savika – The Extremely Dangerous Traditional Bull Wrestling Culture in Madagascar
In the island country of Madagascar, there exists an incredible and little-known form of bullfighting called 'Savika'.