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Madagascar Education Minister Sacked for Plan to Buy $2.2m Sweets

Madagascar’s education minister has been sacked after a plan to order $2.2m (£1.7m) worth of sweets to mask the "bitter" aftertaste of the Covid-Organics was revealed. Rijasoa Andriamanana said last week she was ordering the sweets for children to take...

Innocent Ilo: Nigerian Writer Wins 2020 Commonwealth Short-Story For African Region

A 23-year-old Nigerian writer, Innocent Ilo, has been named the regional winner for Africa of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for his story, “When a Woman Renounces Motherhood.” Founded in 2012, the Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded annually...

6 Mysterious Events to Happen in Africa

Growing up as a kid in Africa. You just dont have a choice but to Believe in supernatural powers -- including the power to transform human beings into animals and natural objects etc, you also get to hear, sometimes witness some...

Africa Day, 25 May: Here are 35 Interesting Facts About Africa

Africa Day formerly known as African Freedom Day is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity on 25 May 1963. The day is celebrated in various countries on the African continent, as well as around...

Tanzanian Comic Detained for Laughing at an Old Photograph of President Magufuli

Popular Tanzanian comedian and former Big Brother Africa winner Idris Sultan is being held by police for allegedly bullying President John Magufuli.According to his lawyer Bennedict Ishabakaki, Mr Sultan was detained on Tuesday and has been denied bail.The police...

Bianca Schoombee Withdraws From Miss SA 2020 After Old Offensive Tweets Resurface

Miss South Africa 2020 hopeful Bianca Schoombee has withdrawn her entry from the pageant after outrage caused by a series of offensive tweets she posted as a teenager. Schoombee began trending on Twitter as a favourite potential finalist among the...

The Creation Story of the Bijago People of Guinea-Bissau

The Bijago People of Guinea Bissau are a group of people that make up just 2.5% of the Guinean population (about 30 thousand people) but they have a strong cultural and ethnic identity. Located in the Atlantic Ocean off the...

Trump Calls Out WHO for Ignoring Racism Against Africans in China

US President Donald Trump has criticised the World Health Organization (WHO) for not responding strongly to reports of racism and discrimination against Africans living in the Chinese city of Guangzhou in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Mr Trump has...

Burkina Faso Unveils New Statue of Revolutionary African Icon Thomas Sankara

A new and improved statue in honour of the ex-president of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara has been unveiled in Ouagadougou more than a year later after people complained the first version did not resemble the revolutionary African icon. Sculptor Jean...

Bijago Tribe: The Matriarchal Society in Guinea Bissau Where Women Propose to the Men

On the islands of Bijago archipelago off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, there is a matriarchal society where women in the tribe manage the household, the economy, law, as well as initiating courtship. Located in the Atlantic Ocean, The Bijago archipelago...

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Donatien de Rochambeau: The French General Who Sent Africans to Their Death in the World’s First Gas Chambers in Haiti

The Haitian Revolution was a shockingly brutal conflict. While the Haitian people were prepared to fight to the end...
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