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People & Politics

South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu Dies at 90

INF - December 26, 2021

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. His death was confirmed in a statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa. It marked "another chapter of bereavement in our nation's farewell to...

History

Lost 4,500-year-old Temple Unearthed in Egypt

INF - November 15, 2021

Archaeologists have found one of the four lost sun temples built by the pharaohs while they were still alive in an attempt to turn themselves into living gods.

People & Politics

34 Years Later, Sankara’s Murder Trial Begins in Burkina Faso

INF - October 11, 2021

The trial of 14 men, including a former president, has opened in Burkina Faso over the assassination of the country’s revered revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara 34 years ago.

People & Politics

Tanzania’s Abdulrazak Gurnah Wins 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature

INF - October 7, 2021

Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature becoming the first black African author to win the award since Wole Soyinka in 1986.

Society & Culture

Artefacts Looted by British Forces in 1868 Returned to Ethiopia

INF - September 9, 2021

Artefacts looted by British troops from Ethiopia in 1868 have been returned to the Ethiopian embassy in London.

Travel

This Lion Sanctuary in South Africa Allows Visitors to Get Up Close With Lions by Locking Them in a Cage

INF - August 28, 2021

A lion sanctuary near Harrismith in the eastern Free State, a province of South Africa allows people to get up close with its lions, by locking visitors in a plexiglass cage for up to 45 minutes at a time.

History

Anthropology Days: The Racist Olympic Event of 1904

INF - July 30, 2021

The shameless Anthropology Days exhibition was held during the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri, where natives from foreign lands participated in various “special Olympic” events.

History

Ancient African Cities That Were Destroyed and Looted by Europeans

INF - July 21, 2021

In 1505 Portuguese forces led by Francisco de Almeida destroyed, burned down and occupied the Swahili city of Kilwa bringing the sultanate to an end after it refused to pay tribute.

Entertainment

Christine Mboma – The Namibian Teenager Barred From Olympic 400m Due To Her High Testosterone Levels

INF - July 3, 2021

Namibian teenager Christine Mboma - who broke the 30-year-old world 400m Under-20s record on Wednesday - is out of the event at the Olympics after being found to have naturally-occurring testosterone levels beyond those specified by World Athletics.

People & Politics

Kenyans to Sue British Army Over Wildfire That Destroyed 12,000 Acres

INF - June 4, 2021

A Kenyan court has allowed over 1,000 residents living near a British military training base in the country to jointly seek damages alongside an environmental lobby group, over a wildfire that destroyed 12,000 acres (4,800 hectares). The fire broke out...

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