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Nine Young Nigerians Honored with Awards in Memory of Princess Diana

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...

Albinos In Tanzania Are Being Hunted For Their Limbs

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...

Child Marriage: Mozambique Approves Law to Combat Early Marriage

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...

Over 500,000 people Have Been Murdered in South Africa Since 1994 – UN Report

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 Opens Two Ancient Pyramids, Unveils New Finds

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...

Bearded Men carry More Germs than Dogs, Study Reveals

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...

Meet Fathia, 12-year-old Nigerian Programmer Who Created a Robot that Folds Clothes

Fathia Abdullahi, a 12-year-old Nigerian girl, has begun to gain global recognition after she created a laundry-folding robot that folds clothes in “three seconds” — barely a year after she started coding. According to Reuters, the young Nigerian programmer started...

Tanzanian President Tells Women to ‘Set Ovaries Free’ and Have Babies

Tanzania’s president has urged his country’s women to “set your ovaries free” and have more children in a bid to boost the economy. John Magufuli said a higher population could turn the East African nation into a regional powerhouse, but...

eSwatini Bans ‘Witchcraft and Magic’ Competition

A competition pitting witchdoctors against each other in a battle of skills this weekend in eSwatini - formerly known as Swaziland - has been banned, according to a government statement. Organisers had planned to hold the competition in Manzini, the...

5 Interesting And Sad Facts You Never Knew About Slavery

Did you know that during the dark era, slavers did all they could to justify the practice of slave trade, including creating a dedicated Slave Bible. In the Slave Bible, Passages that could have prompted rebellion were removed, And...

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The Vicksburg Massacre of 1874: How White Mobs Lynched Hundreds to Crush Black Political Power in Mississippi

The Vicksburg massacre was one of the longest and deadliest attacks on freed Black Americans during the Reconstruction era....
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