Society & Culture
The Rise and Fall of Sankore Madrasah, the Ancient Center of Learning in Timbuktu
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Sankore Madrasah, also known as the University of Sankore, was an ancient center of learning located in Timbuktu, Mali.
Society & Culture
Ka’el Festival: the Unusual Ethiopian Festival Where Men Compete for the Title of Fattest Man
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The Ka'el festival, in Ethiopia, is a plump festival where Ethiopian men from the me'en ethnic group compete to be the fattest in the village
History
Tignon Laws: the Law That Prohibited Black Women From Wearing Their Natural Hair in Public
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The tignon law was a 1786 law in Louisiana that forbade black women from going outdoors without wrapping their natural hair with a Tignon headscarf.
Religion
The Creation Story of the Akamba People of Kenya
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In the beginning, Mulungu the creator is said to have formed a man and a woman in heaven before placing them on a rock in on earth, where it is said that their footprints, as well as the footprints of their animals, can still be seen today.
Society & Culture
Dambe – Nigeria’s Centuries Old Form of Mixed Martial Arts
Dambe is a type of martial art that is associated with the Hausa people that mainly inhabit the north of Nigeria
Society & Culture
FESTIMA – Burkina Faso’s Festival of African Masks
Burkina Faso’s International Festival of Masks and the Arts is the biggest festival of its kind dedicated to celebrating the culture of the traditional African mask.
Africa Ranking
Top 20 Hungriest Countries in Africa (2024)
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According to the GHI, Somalia is the hungriest country in Africa, a position it shares with Burundi and South Sudan.
Society & Culture
The Sacred Golden Stool of the Asante People of Ghana
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The Golden Stool of the Asante people of Ghana is the royal and divine throne of kings of the Ashanti people and the ultimate symbol of power in Asante.
Society & Culture
Akan Drum, the Oldest African Object in the British Museum
Fashioned in Ghana in the 1700's, the Akan Drum is one of the oldest surviving African object in the British Museum.
Society & Culture
Lukasa, the Memory Device of the Ancient African Kingdom of Luba
The Lukasa is a memory device that was used by the Luba people of the Democratic Republic of Congo for record keeping.
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Arthur St. Clair: The Black Minister Lynched for Presiding Over a Mixed-Race Marriage in 1877
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