People & Politics

Kenya’s Longest Serving President Daniel Arap Moi Dies at 95

Daniel Arap Moi, Kenya’s longest-serving leader, has died aged 95 after he had been hospitalized for about a month. Moi presided over a one-party state between 1978 and 1991 only allowing multi-party democracy following sustained pressure from within his country...

Angola Charges Africa’s Richest Woman ‘Isabel dos Santos’ With Fraud, Embezzlement

Angola’s billionaire former first daughter and Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos has been charged with money laundering and mismanagement during her stewardship of state-owned oil firm Sonangol. Documents leaked this week alleged the daughter of ex-president Jose Eduardo dos...

Isabel Dos Santos: How Africa’s Richest Woman Stole from her Country to Build an Empire

Luanda Leaks, a new investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and 36 media partners, exposes two decades of unscrupulous deals that made dos Santos Africa's wealthiest woman and left oil- and diamond-rich Angola one of the poorest...

Johann Rupert Replaces Nicky Oppenheimer as South Africa’s Richest Man

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...

Pa Adama Aduku: Nigeria’s Oldest Surviving Soldier Dies At 101

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...

Africa’s Richest Woman: Isabel Dos Santos in Trouble as Court Orders Seizure of Her Assets

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...

Here’s Why France Kidnapped West Africa’s Eco Currency

Last Saturday, France, through the instrumentality of their most faithful poodle in West Africa, Alassane Ouattara, kidnapped the West African currency that was to be launched next year for the 15 countries in the region. In a press conference...

Efe Ajagba: Meet the Nigerian Boxer Who Holds the Record For Fastest Victory In Boxing History

Efe Ajagba nicknamed The One and Only is a Nigerian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2015 African Games and bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. As a professional, Ajagba holds the record...

Moroccan YouTuber Jailed for Insulting King Mohammed VI

A well known Moroccan YouTuber has been jailed for four years and fined about $4,000 (£3,000) after being found guilty of insulting the country's king. Mohamed Sekkaki was arrested earlier this month after criticising King Mohammed's speeches and for calling...

West African Countries to Stop Using Colonial-Era Currency ‘CFA franc’, Sever its Links to France

Eight West African countries Saturday agreed to change the name of their common currency to Eco and severed the French-backed CFA franc's regional currency that dates back to the colonial era. These countries are Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast,...
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John N. Forrest: The Disabled Man Who Ran a Slave Jail in 19th Century Memphis

John N. Forrest was an American slave jailor and disabled veteran active in the interregional slave trade in the United...
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