At this St. Lucian festival, Creoles celebrate age-old African culture that survived slavery and colonisation

Known as the only country in the world to be named after a historical female figure, St Lucia’s population is…

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The incredible South Sudanese culture of auctioning girls for marriage

South Sudan girl auctioned for 500 cows, 3 V8 cars weds --- Maravi Post This October, a picture of Nyalong…

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Meet the Kenyan environmentalist on a grueling mission to save Africa’s elephants

Jim Nyamu, a Kenyan environmentalist, has been on a gruelling 4 200 kilometres walk from Kenya to South Africa dubbed…

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The first dollar bill to ever feature a black woman will go into circulation this month

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After 41 years of bad blood, direct flights between Ethiopia and Somalia resume

For 41 years, there has not been a direct flight between Somalia and Ethiopia. But history is already changing. Early…

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For banning pregnant girls from school, Tanzania is stripped of $300m World Bank loan

Tanzania has lost out on a $300 million educational loan over its policy to ban pregnant girls from school. The…

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Nnamdi Azikiwe, from stowaway to Nigeria’s first president and African nationalist

Nnamdi Azikiwe --- Daily Post Nigeria His parents gave him the name Benjamin but he later changed it to Nnamdi.…

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How African courts glorify colonialism with wigs and gowns

The tradition of wearing horsehair wigs, perukes, ‘a term derived from the French word perruque (weaving wig)’ and gowns by…

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The Ghanaian high school teen breaking the internet with his height [Photos]

We lost count on the number of things and people that broke the internet this year. 2018 has been an…

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The shocking reason women are not allowed to eat cow meat in parts of Eswatini

The kingdom of Eswatini is a small country located in Southern Africa. The beautiful landlocked country celebrated its 50th year…

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