Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Syria, Nigeria and Venezuela have topped an annual watchlist of countries most likely to face humanitarian catastrophe in 2020, with war, droughts, flooding, disease and restrictions to humanitarian access all having major...
Johann Rupert has replaced Nicky Oppenheimer as South Africa’s richest person according to a new list by Bloomberg.
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world’s richest people. which updates daily according to changes in the net...
Malawi is distributing personal security alarms to people with albinism, - a condition that causes whitening of the skin from lack of pigmentation - in hopes of battling persecution
The alarm sound is activated when the holder pulls a safety...
The oldest surviving soldier of the Nigerian Army, Pa Adama Aduku has joined his ancestors at the age of 101.
His death was announced by one of his relations on the WhatsApp platform of the Director Defence Information, Defence Headquarters...
Described as the biggest festival east of the Niger, Golibe Festival is an annual festival of the Onitsha arts, music, culture, family and community building which was initiated by the Obi of Onitsha, south east Nigeria, Igwe Alfred Achebe,...
All cultures and religions have their creation stories. One creation story is of the God Doondari who created the world from a drop of milk.
The Fulani are a nomadic group of about 40 million, spread across West Africa’s...
Former first lady Michelle Obama has been named the "most admired woman" in the world for the second year in a row.
Michelle Obama was the only woman to rank in double digits, with 10%, according to Gallup. After Obama...
An Angolan court has ordered the seizure of the assets and bank accounts of Africa’s richest woman, the billionaire daughter of ex-President José Eduardo dos Santos.
The court ordered the freezing of Ms Dos Santos' Angolan bank accounts and the...
Tennis star Serena Williams has been named the Associated Press’ Female Athlete of the Decade by AP sports editors and beat writers.
Serena is the most successful female tennis player ever, having won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, more than...
In a remote part of northern Tanzania in Africa there is a mysterious lake in the eastern branch of Africa's Great Rift Valley with water that is so caustic that it can burn the skin and eyes of unprepared...
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.
