19 Interesting Facts About Africa
Africa is a beautiful continent. There are so many interesting facts about Africa that you don’t see every day. With the negative image of the…
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Confronting Colonial Ghosts: The Maji Maji Rebellion and Germany’s Search for Redemption
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Tanzania, then known as German East Africa, became the stage for one of the most brutal colonial…
African Delegates Offer Apology For Africa’s Role In The Slave Trade
The first step toward amending wounds is the acceptance of wrongdoing. For many years, there has been a growing call for European countries to offer…
Scientists Unearth Africa’s Oldest Dinosaur Mbiresaurus raathi In Zimbabwe
A team of scientists has found what they described as the oldest dinosaur species in Africa. The finding was at the Pebbly Arkose Formation in…
Here Is What Sirak Asfaw Did When He Found A Priceless 18th-Century Crown In A Suitcase
What would you do if you find a priceless 18th-century crown in a suitcase? In 1998, Sirak Asfaw, a Dutch-Ethiopian hosted Ethiopian pilots, refugees, and…
Nigeria Identifies Landmarks Fit For Declaration As UNESCO World Heritage Sites
There are 1121 properties on the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) list. Out of these large numbers, only two Nigerian cultural sites…
New Studies Suggest Africa Is The Origin Of Modern Man
Scientists are continually trying to trace the origin of humans. A new study says Africa was homeland of modern man. According to the study, the…
Ghana’s Aunty Ocloo Is No Ordinary Google Doodle
A dollar. That’s all Esther Afua Ocloo needed to kickstart Ghana’s first food processing factory in 1942. She was a college student. And she was…