People & Politics

South Africa: President Ramaphosa Donates Half Of His Salary To Support Social Projects

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has donated half his presidential salary towards the development of social projects in the country. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has donated half his presidential salary towards the development of social projects in the country. The...

Nigeria Ranks Worst In Women Participation In Politics In Africa

Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, has recorded the worst performance in terms of women participation in politics and electoral processes. According to the Global Gender Gap index data of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Nigeria was ranked 135th out of 144...

Burundi Extends Presidential Term Limit To 7 Years

Voters in Burundi have overwhelmingly approved a new constitution, the electoral commission said on Monday, ushering in changes that could let president Pierre Nkurunziza stay in power to 2034. Voters in Burundi have overwhelmingly approved a new constitution, the electoral...

US Threatens To Cut Funding To South Africa

The United States has threatened to cut funding to South Africa, after it emerged that South Africa is among the countries in the United Nations that is most likely to vote against the US. The US, through its USAID programme,...

Israel Discards Plan To Forcibly Deport African Migrants

The Israeli government said on Tuesday it had abandoned a plan to forcibly deport African migrants who entered the country illegally after failing to find a willing country to take in the migrants. The government had been working for months...

Epsy Campbell Becomes First-Ever Black Female Vice President Of Costa Rica

In a history-making election, Epsy Campbell became the first Afro-Latina vice president in Costa Rica, as well as the first black female vice president in Latin America. Winning alongside President-elect Carlos Alvarado Quesada, the two ran on a platform of...

Nelson Mandela’s Golden Hands Sell For $10m in Bitcoin

Gold castings of the hands of South Africa's first black President Nelson Mandela have been sold for $10m (£7m) in bitcoin. Canadian crypto-currency exchange firm Arbitrade bought four casts from South African businessman Malcolm Duncan. Mr Duncan, who now lives in...

Richest Black Women In The world, 2018 – Fast Facts

The three women you are about to read about are the richest black women in the world. One is a 66-year-old business tycoon from Nigeria who has her hands in oil and printing industries. Another is a 44 year woman...

10 Facts About Anja Ringgren Lovén

Anja Ringgren Lovén is a Danish humanitarian whose fearless work has transformed the lives of countless children in Nigeria. Many of these children are abandoned or abused after being accused of witchcraft, but Anja has devoted herself to rescuing,...

10 Richest Young People In South Africa – 2018

According to youth village, these are the top 10 Richest Young People in South Africa. Two things the guys below all have in common is that they are all entrepreneurs and they are all below 40... Below are the top 10...
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Dorcas Allen: The Enslaved Mother Who Killed Her Children to Protect Them from Slavery

Dorcas Allen was an enslaved African woman who killed her two youngest children in an Alexandria slave pen in...
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