In a history-making election, Epsy Campbell became the first Afro-Latina vice president in Costa Rica, as well as the first black female vice president in Latin America.
Winning alongside President-elect Carlos Alvarado Quesada, the two ran on a platform of...
Africas most useless passports have been revealed in a new report by the Nomad Passport Index (NPI). And they are mostly in East, north and central Africa.
According to the Nomad Passport Index, Eritrea and Libya have the most useless...
A large crack, stretching several kilometres, made a sudden appearance recently in south-western Kenya. The tear, which continues to grow, caused part of the Nairobi-Narok highway to collapse and was accompanied by seismic activity in the area.
A large crack,...
Africa's most powerful passports have been revealed in a new report by the Nomad Passport Index (NPI). The top six are all in Southern Africa, two from Eastern Africa, and one from west Africa.
Below is the recent ranking by...
Homicide rates have been increasing across the world over the last few years. This spike has been seen in both the developing and developed countries.
According to worldatlas ranking of Murder Rate By Country, south Africa has the highest murder...
Two slave owners in Mauritania have been jailed in a country where slavery remains widespread but convictions rare, activists say.
The sentences of 10 and 20 years are said to be the toughest-ever for the crime in the West African...
Projections from a new research suggest that cities will explode at an amazing pace with a population of 100 million by the end of this century, and Lagos, a city in Nigeria could be the first to achieve that.
This...
The gap between the rich and poor in South Africa is growing, high wealth inequality and low intergenerational mobility inherited from apartheid saw the disparities being passed down from generation to generation.
The South African government has expressed disappointment with...
Gold castings of the hands of South Africa's first black President Nelson Mandela have been sold for $10m (£7m) in bitcoin.
Canadian crypto-currency exchange firm Arbitrade bought four casts from South African businessman Malcolm Duncan.
Mr Duncan, who now lives in...
Nigeria has been ranked the 14th preferred investment destinations in Africa still below the top 10 spot despite improvement in oil prices which has boosted its revenue base.
The Africa Investment Index 2018 released on Monday, showed that Nigeria ranked...
Anele is a web developer and a Pan-Africanist who believes bad leadership is the only thing keeping Africa from taking its rightful place in the modern world.
