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Bir Tawil: The Last Unclaimed Land On Earth
Bir Tawil is the last truly unclaimed land on earth: The area is ruled by no state, inhabited by no permanent residents and governed by no laws.
History
The Heroro-Nama Genocide: Germany’s Brutal Genocide in Namibia in the early 20th Century
The Herero and Namaqua Genocide is considered to have been the first genocide of the 20th century. It took place between 1904 and 1907 in German South-West Africa(modern day Namibia), during the Herero Wars.
Facts
World’s Third Largest Diamond Discovered in Botswana
The diamond firm Debswana has announced the discovery in Botswana of a 1,098-carat stone that it described as the third largest of its kind in the world.
History
The Earliest Obtainable Map of the Whole Continent of Africa
Mapped by Sebastian Münster, the map below is the earliest obtainable map of the whole continent of Africa. The map was published in the 1552 edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmographia.
Lifestyle
Tani Adewumi: 10 Year Old Nigerian is Now a US National Chess Master
Nigerian American Tani Adewumi is only 10 years old, but he has just become a U.S. Chess National Master with a rating of 2223.
Tani first made headlines when he won the New York State chess championship at the age...
Society & Culture
World’s Best Dads: The Loving Fathers of the Aka Tribe in Central Africa
In the Aka tribe of Central Africa, fathers spend more time with their children than most parents in industrialized societies.
Society & Culture
British University to Return Benin Bronze Stolen in 1897 to Nigeria
The University of Aberdeen in Scotland is to return a Benin bronze sculpture to Nigeria, saying it was acquired by British soldiers in 1897 in “reprehensible circumstances,” AFP reports.
Society & Culture
Candomble: The Afro-Brazilian Religion That Honours Yoruba Gods
Candomblé (meaning dance in honor of the Gods), is an Afro-Brazilian religion developed during the earliest days of slave trade by blacks who were stolen from Africa and forced into slavery in Brazil.
Society & Culture
French MPs Back Return of Looted African Artefacts in Museums to Benin and Senegal
MPs in France have voted to return to Senegal and Benin prized artefacts that were looted during colonial times.
France will return prize colonial-era artefacts in museums to Benin and Senegal within one year, following a unanimous vote by the...
History
Queen Ranavalona III: Lost Relics Telling Story of Madagascar’s Last Queen will Return Home
An archive of fashion, photographs and letters telling the remarkable story of the last queen of Madagascar will return home after it was bought at auction by the island’s government.
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Madam Yoko: The African Queen Who Took Her Own Life After Betraying Her People to the British
Madam Yoko, also known as Soma, was a prominent Sierra Leonean leader and a key figure in the 19th century who at the and of her life was alienated by her own people for betraying her own kind by aligning with the British.