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...
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 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Those pushing for the law to be repealed say it is discriminatory against...
Belgium's King Philippe has expressed his "regrets" for "acts of violence" and "suffering" of the Congolese people during the colonial period.
He made the remarks in a letter to Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi on the country's 60th...
A pair of sacred statues that a Nigerian museum commission and protesters claimed were looted during the country's 1960s civil war have been sold for €212,500 (£194,183) at auction in Paris.
The Igbo statues were sold by the Christie's auction...
A planned auction of two sacred Igbo objects alongside others at the Paris salesroom of the British auction house Christie’s are heading for sales in Paris, France, despite several efforts to stop the auction.
They are simply identified as “Paire...
