Sub-Saharan Africa
History
Tippu Tip: East Africa’s Most Powerful and Richest Slave Trader in the 18th Century
Tippu Tip was an Arab–Zanzibari slave trader who sold tens of thousands of people into bondage in the Arabian peninsula and beyond.
Society & Culture
The Leper Tree of Liwonde, Malawi
The "Leper Tree," as it has become known, remains standing till this very day. On its trunk is a hand-painted sign that reads: "The grave for individuals who suffered from leprosy in the past."
Travel
Ethiopia’s Meskel Festival in Pictures
The Meskel festival is the first big festival of the Ethiopian religious year and marks the finding of the cross that Jesus was crucified on, according to Orthodox Christian tradition.
Society & Culture
Bandiagara Escarpment – The Remote Cliff Dwellings of the Dogon People of Mali
The Bandiagara Escarpment is an escarpment in the Dogon country of Mali. The area of the escarpment is inhabited today by the Dogon people. Before the Dogon, the escarpment was inhabited by the Tellem and Toloy peoples.
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.
Society & Culture
Names of God in Traditional African Religions
Although Africa's religious population are mostly Christains and Muslims, there are still some who venerate the traditional Gods worshipped by their ethnic region, or household.
Africa Ranking
Top 10 Most Powerful Militaries In Africa (2021)
According to the Global Fire Power, Egypt has the most powerful military in Africa and the 13th in the world with a PwrIndx* score of 0.2216
Society & Culture
The Painted Mud Houses of Tiébélé, Burkina Faso
In the village of Tiébéle in Burkina Faso, the natives are known for their amazing traditional cob homes which are built by the men and elaborately decorated by the women.
Africa Ranking
African Nobel Prize Winners
With 11 Nobel prize winners, South Africa has the highest number of Laureates in Africa, followed by Egypt with 4 and Liberia with 2. Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, Tunisia, and Congo Democratic Republic all have one each.
Society & Culture
The Stunning Traditional Huts of the Toposa People of South Sudan
The Toposa people live in well organised villages, with different houses for dry and rainy season, granaries, where they not only keep their supllies but also their personal items.
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Phillis Wheatley: the First Black Woman to Publish a Book
After being snatched from her parents home in West Africa and sold into slavery in Boston, Phillis Wheatley became the first African American to publish a book of poetry in 1773.
