Cuba votes two black women vice presidents, first for the country
The Cuban government’s presidential handover from Raúl Castro to 57-year-old Miguel Diaz-Canel has been coined as a historic feat for…
Modern day polygamy in Nigeria west Africa first wife feeding second wife goes viral
When Yakaka Mandara tweeted a picture of a first wife feeding her husband’s second wife at a wedding reception, she…
After many years of harm, African girls still face cruel ‘breast ironing’ custom
Prevalent in Cameroon and other African immigrant communities in the United Kingdom, breast ironing or flattening – also known as…
Why An Ivy League MBA Went Back To Ghana To Help A Pineapple Farm
Jerry Parkes stands in a vast field of spiky leaves and peers at a pineapple that is larger than usual.…
Mozambican artist in trouble for posing nude with national flag on Women’s Day
For posting semi-nude pictures of herself draped in the national flag, Yolanda Boa, a female artiste in Mozambique could be…
Police warns Ugandans of fake products flooding the market
Ugandan police have raised concerns over the increasing amount of fake products in the market after conducting an operation to…
Cameroonian firm steps up to save dying Lake Chad through architecture
Previously Africa’s largest water body in the Sahel region, Lake Chad has lost its glory and is facing extinction since…
These Countries allow consensual sex with girls under 16
Late March, southern African country, Botswana, initiated a bill to raise the country’s age of consent from 16 to 18…
If you are gay, don’t step in these parts of Africa with your partner
Homosexuality continues to be a taboo subject in Africa and other black communities around the world. Sexual attraction or relationship…
Botswana swears in 30-year-old minister and Twitter can’t get enough of her
Botswana’s new president Mokgweetsi Masisi has sworn in his 18-member cabinet on Wednesday which includes the country’s youngest member of…