The Nigerian civil war officially ended on this day after almost 2 and half years of fighting when the Republic of Biafra disbanded and rejoined Nigeria.
Odinigwe Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu better known as Ben Enwonwu, was a Nigerian painter and sculptor and unarguably the most influential African artist of the 20th century.
In Ancient Egypt, women suspected of being pregnant were made to urinate on barley and wheat seeds as a form of a pregnancy test. If the barley grew, it was a boy. If the wheat grew, it was a girl. If none grew, she was not pregnant.
The efe pygmies of DR Congo believe that a god named Arebate created the world and is the supreme being. He is identified with the forest, since everything is dependent on it.
Child protection organizations in Kenya Anti-trafficking organisations say widespread trust in white outsiders has made kenya's children an easy target for abusers from the west.
Kenya’s peaceful beaches are a popular tourist destination. But they are increasingly attracting sex tourists...
The World Bank on Wednesday classified Mauritius as a High Income country while Tanzania and Benin are now considered Lower-middle income countries.
The East African island nation of Mauritius is now a high-income country, according to the World Bank, joining...
Gorée is a small island located off the coast of Dakar, in Senegal. The island is known as the location of "The House of Slaves", a slave cell where African slaves were kept captive until they could be sold.
The...
Migingo, a tiny rock island on Lake Victoria, in Kenya, measures just 2,000-square-metre, but is officially home to over 500 residents making it the most densely populated island in the world.
Migingo Island covers less than half a football pitch...
The researchers found that more than half of 45- to 49-year-old mothers have experienced the death of a child under age five. Nearly two-thirds have experienced the death of any child, irrespective of age.
Though the child mortality rate has...
The Gambia is considering a bill sponsored by the government to repeal a 24- year-old law banning skin-bleaching creams.
The law prohibits their importation, sale, possession and use.
Those pushing for the law to be repealed say it is discriminatory against...
