According to the Narcotics Control Board, United Nations has named Ghana the highest marijuana using African country. Ghana seems to have maintained the position since 2014 according to the UN World Report.
Speaking for the Ghanaian government, Ernestina Adjei who...
Recolonisation of Africa by endless war
The whole point of the America-led war on terror in Africa is to keep the continent in a state of permanent war. For not only does it force African countries, finally freeing themselves from...
According to the 2017 Global Nutrition report the continent faces serious nutrition-related challenges, stemming from both a deficiency in nutrients and obesity Despite a decrease in the prevalence of stunting globally, about 60 million African children under the age of five are...
President Muhammadu Buhari, Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, and the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, have been listed in the rankings among the top 50 influential Muslim leaders in the world.
A renowned Maiduguri based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim...
In the 1850s, a Xhosa prophetess in South Africa prophesied that if the tribe destroyed their crops and killed all their cattle, the spirits would sweep the English settlers into the sea. The tribe obeyed and it resulted in...
Burundi’s president, Pierre Nkurunziza, has introduced strict controls over the country’s renowned drumming rituals, banning female drummers and limiting the sacred tradition to official events.
“It is strictly forbidden to those of the female sex to beat drums. They can...
Since its inception, Doing Business has recorded business reforms in 186 of the 190 economies it now monitors. In this year's report, Mauritius is the highest ranked economy in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 25th in the world.
Nigeria, Malawi and...
There are many articles across the internet that claim to reveal the Top 10 richest musicians In Africa, often citing Forbes as the source. However, it’s important to recognize that Forbes has not published a definitive list of the...
As the saying goes, “beauty is in the eyes of the beholder”. What appears to be a major deformity of the skull is considered a symbol of great beauty and social standing in the society by the Mangbetu people...
Refugees or Asylum seekers are the absolute most defenseless individuals on the planet today. Because of the urgency that a great number of people fleeing from their home countries often have they are very easy targets for traffickers who...
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.
