People & Politics

Zimbabwean ex-President Robert Mugabe Dies Aged 95

First Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has died at the age of 95. He had been hospitalised in Singapore where he had been receiving treatment since April. Announcing his death, his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa eulogised him as an icon of liberation...

Zimbabwean Scholar ‘Tererai Trent’ Honored With Statue in New York

A Zimbabwean Scholar has been Honored with a Statue in New York City alongside Oprah Winfrey and 8 others. She is the only African woman to have received this honor. Tererai Trent appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show in 2009...

This Man Spent 30 Years On Death Row For A Crime He Didn’t Commit

False ID, a racially biased prosecutor and a constitutionally deficient lawyer sent Anthony Ray Hinton, to Alabama’s death row in 1985. False ID, a racially biased prosecutor and a constitutionally deficient lawyer sent Anthony Ray Hinton, to Alabama’s death row...

Nigerian Appointed First African Member Of World Trade Board

Dr Adesegun Akin-Olugbade, an international legal and finance expert, has been appointed as a member of the World Trade Board. Akin-Olugbade, an international counsel at ǼLEX Law Firm, joins 20 other global trade and finance leaders on the board as...

Hollywood Actor Samuel L. Jackson Traces Root to Gabon

American actor and film producer Samuel L. Jackson has traced his ancestry through Finding Your Roots, an American docu-series that uses traditional genealogical research and genetics to discover the family history of celebrities. The Hollywood veteran found discovered his roots...

Confusion Reigns as Chinese Donation of ‘Friendship’ to Kenya’s parliament Vanishes

Kenyan authorities are investigating an incident where a container delivering a donation to its Parliament from the Chinese government arrived empty in Nairobi on Tuesday. The donation of “friendship”, which contained computers and projectors as well as other assorted items,...

Michelle Obama Overtakes Angelina Jolie as World’s ‘Most Admired Woman’

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...

Nelson Mandela International Day: A Day for Helping the Less Fortunate

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...

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...

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...
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Mary Lumpkin: The Formerly Enslaved Woman Who Transformed a Slave Breeding Jail Into a College

Mary Lumpkin, a former enslaved woman, inherited the land housing Lumpkin’s Jail, a notorious slave facility infamous for its...
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