Benin has ended the year in the top spot of the Africa Visa Openness Index Report 2018, after it opened up its border to all African travellers.While many African countries continue to drag their feet in implementing the policy,...
Kenyan Taxi drivers forcefully washed their colleague in public, after he failed to bathe for several days before starting off his hustle.
The scene which was captured in a video currently trending online, occurred in Kapenguria town, Kenya. The taxi...
World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease....
This surprising African Country Spends More Time Watching Porn Than They Do on InstagramAccording to data scraped from Alexa, South Africans spend more time watching porn than they do on instagram. In 2017, South Africa was ranked the biggest...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared Reggae music a cultural treasure worth protecting.
According to the agency, reggae music has contributed to "international discourse on issues" such as injustice and resistance. Kingston has described the...
In no particular order of appearance, these are the Nigerian Musicians with the Most Awards.
1. Wizkid
Awards Won: 50
Nominations: 126
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun known professionally as Wizkid, is the most awarded musician in Nigeria.
Awards Won by Wizkid
The singer's contribution to the...
Africa is often marketed to the world as the black nation, where everyone is proud of their race, skin and heritage. But for some black Africans there is such a thing as being too black.Skin lightening is popular in...
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has weighed in on the debate around bleaching tasking relevant state authorities to step in and take necessary measures.
https://twitter.com/PaulKagame/status/1066706402817818624?p=v
He was responding to a citizen’s tweet calling for authorities to put together a campaign against skin...
The United Nations Development Programme has released its list of Africa's least developed countries in 2018.
After rating the nations according to how they performed in human development, the Program's annual Human Development Index discovered that the highest inequalities can...
Seven elements of cultural heritage from across the world, including three from Africa, have been inscribed on this year’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
The seven are being debated and examined for possible inclusion into...
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.
