Ethiopians planted more than 353M trees in one day as part of a program fighting deforestation, says a govt official.
It would be a world record - previously held by India for planting 66M trees in a day.
Ethiopia is now...
Sierra Leone has won the 2019 Jollof Competition in held in Washington, District of Columbia (DC).
The West African country beat off stiff competition from neighbouring nations Nigeria, Liberia and Ghana.
Nigeria came third, behind Liberia while Ghana managed to vlinch...
55-year-old Obama has topped the list of the world’s most admired women, beating out former titleholder Angelina Jolie, according to the study by YouGov.
Former U.S. first lady, Michelle Obama, left the White House more than two years ago, but...
As Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated for the 10th year, thousands of South Africans will be heading out to spend their 67 minutes in commemoration of the late former president Nelson Mandela's birthday.
Mandela Day was officially declared by...
More than three dozen young African leaders have been recognized among international recipients of the Diana Award, an annual award beginning in 2017, that honors youth for their contributions to positive social change in the spirit of the late...
Families are said to be trading in their own loved ones in a bid for money and influence from some of the country’s most powerful people.
It is believed in the African country that albino body parts will bring a...
The Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique on Monday, approved a law on the prevention of early marriage.
Edson Macuacua, Head of the Commission of Human Rights, Constitutional Affairs and Legality, who lauded the parliament for the legislation, told the...
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC) has released a new report focusing on the countries with the highest murder rates.
The study seeks to shed light on gender-related killings, lethal gang violence and other challenges, with the...
Egypt on Saturday opened two ancient pyramids south of the capital Cairo and unveiled a collection of newly found sarcophagi, some containing well-preserved mummies.
Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani told reporters the Bent Pyramid of King Sneferu, the first pharaoh of...
There are more germs in men's beards than in dogs ' fur, according to new research.
Researchers at the Hirslanden Clinic in Switzerland took swabs from the beards of 18 men and found every beard contained bacteria.
The team, who were...
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