When American soldiers brought the modern world to remote islands in the Pacific, the cargo cults that worship John Frum were born.
After a group of indigenes saw their first plane fly over Vanuatu, a remote island in the South...
The fattening room (Nkogho) is an ancient practice in these clans – Kalabari, Efik, Ibibio – which is gradually going extinct.
The fattening room is a place where young women experiencing puberty are taken to in order to be prepared...
A parrot has been taken into custody in northern Brazil following a police raid targeting crack dealers.
According to reports in the Brazilian press, the bird had been taught to alert criminals to police operations in Vila Irmã Dulce ,...
The King Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco will no longer be the largest mosque in Africa, as a new billion-dollar mega-mosque with the world’s tallest minaret is nearing completion in the capital city of Algiers, Algeria.
After almost a...
Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart has been named in BBC’s 100 stories that shaped the world, making it into the top 5. BBC Culture asked writers around the globe to pick stories that have endured across generations and continents...
People who regularly down sugar-laden sodas, juices and sports drinks aren't doing their heart any favours.
A new study of more than 110 000 US health professionals found that the more people drank sugary beverages , the higher their risk...
Time Magazine has published its annual list of the world's most influential people - and six Africans made it on to the list.
They are, listed below:
Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopian prime minister
Rami Malek, Egyptian actor
Cyril Ramaphosa , South African president
Mohamed Salah,...
Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman are Nigeria' s reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) winners.
Adesanya, better-known as 'The Last Stylebender', earned the interim UFC middleweight belt in a spectacular fight in Atlanta. The fierce fight was between him and American...
Scientists are finally ready to roll out malaria vaccines after 30 years in development Bloomberg reports.
According to the World Health Organization, the malaria vaccinations will be carried out in Africa starting this month.
The vaccine during its trials prevented four...
A new joint United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) report has revealed the five African countries with the worst food crises in the world.
According to the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) , published on April 2, 2019,...
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.
