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Travel
South Africa’s Tugela Falls is the Tallest Waterfall in the World
Standing proud at 948 meters (3,110 feet), South Africa's Tugela Falls is the tallest waterfall in Africa and the tallest waterfall in the world.
History
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.
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."
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.
History
Caty Louette, the most Powerful Female Slave Trader in Senegal’s Gorée Island in the 1800s
Caty Louette, was one of the most powerful female slave trader on Goree Island, a tiny, island off the coast of Dakar, in Senegal
Facts
Bloodwood Tree – the Southern African Tree That Bleeds Like Humans
The Bloodwood Tree is a kind of hardwood tree native to southern Africa that releases a deep red sap which looks very similar to blood, when cut or damaged.
History
Ogbidi Okojie, the Nigerian King Who Was Exiled in 1901 for Opposing British Rule
Ogbidi Okojie, king of Uromi was a ruler of the Esan people in what is now present day Edo State in Nigeria, he is well known all over Esan land for his opposition to British rule.
People & Politics
From World’s Youngest President to World’s Poorest Former President: the Unusual Case of Valentine Strasser
Valentine Strasser is an ex-military leader of Sierra Leone who took power in a 1992 coup at the age of 25, making him the youngest head of state in the world.
Society & Culture
Africa Re-Viewed: Rare Photos of 20th Century Africa
A photographer's Rare 20th Century Look at Africa: Eliot Elisofon was an internationally known photographer and filmmaker whose enduring visual record of African life from 1947 to 1972 was published in magazines such as Life and the National Geographic.
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