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Facts

World’s Third Largest Diamond Discovered in Botswana

Talk Africana - June 16, 2021

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

Talk Africana - June 14, 2021

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

Talk Africana - May 7, 2021

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

Talk Africana - May 6, 2021

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

Talk Africana - March 26, 2021

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

Talk Africana - March 20, 2021

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

Savika – The Extremely Dangerous Traditional Bull Wrestling Culture in Madagascar

Talk Africana - January 16, 2021

In the island country of Madagascar, there exists an incredible and little-known form of bullfighting called 'Savika'.

Africa Ranking

Black Billionaires: Top 15 Richest Black People in the World (2021)

Talk Africana - January 11, 2021

Nigerian Cement tycoon 'Dangote' is the richest black person in the world, with a fortune estimated at $11.9 billion (as of January, 2021).

History

Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the Enslaved Yoruba Girl Who Was Gifted to the Queen of England in 1850

Talk Africana - January 5, 2021

Born Omoba Aina, an Egbado princess of the Yoruba people, she was “gifted” to Queen Victoria in 1850, taken to England and renamed Sarah Forbes Bonetta.

History

Princess Yennenga: The Horse-Riding Warrior of Burkina Faso

Talk Africana - December 19, 2020

Princess Yennenga is the name of a Legendary horse-riding warrior from the kingdom of Dagomba, who lived over 900 years ago. She is considered to be the mother of the Mossi people of Burkina Faso.

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