Society & Culture

Which African Countries are the Most (and Least) Committed to Reducing Inequality?

According to Oxfam's CRI index, Nigeria is the least committed country in not just Africa, but the whole world when it comes to reducing the inequality. The index rank 157 countries on their policies designed to reduce the gap in...

Nigeria Tops Oxfam’s List of Most Unequal Countries in the World, 2018

For a second time, Nigeria has been ranked the country with the least commitment to fighting inequality between its rich and poor population by OXFAM, a global civil society body that fights against injustice and its partners. The Oxfam’s Commitment...

Brazil Officially Adopts Yoruba As One of Its Foreign Languages

The Brazilian government has introduced the compulsory study of African History and Yoruba Language into the primary and secondary schools curriculum. It is no news that there is an age-long relationship between Brazil and the Yoruba Language. Yoruba is a...

Top 10 Infuriating Facts About Poverty in Africa

How bad is poverty in Africa? The situation is improving, but Africa remains the poorest continent on planet Earth. Below are some of the effects of poverty in Africa.Leading Facts About Poverty in Africa1. Seventy-five percent of the world’s...

5 Valuable African Traditions Now on the Brink of Extinction

Valuable African Traditions Now on the Brink of Extinction Popular African traditions are slowly being replaced with strange western cultures. Although Africa often appears disadvantaged in many aspects, it is king when it comes to preservation of cultures. In fact,...

Senegal May Soon Legalise Witchcraft to Ease Burden on State Hospitals

Witchcraft may soon be legalized as traditional medicine in Senegal, a move that is expected to ease the burden on already overcrowded hospitals, news site Aljazeera reports. Traditional practices which tie into spiritual beliefs have been a part of African...

Nigeria @ 60: Here are the Top 10 Areas Nigeria Ranks Lowest in Africa

So Nigeria is now 60... Nice. It hasn't been easy at all for the country' we Started from the bottom now we are here. Or are we? You decide. Below are the top 10 Areas Nigeria currently ranks the...

South Africa Ranked Most Dangerous Place to Live In Africa, Second in the World

According to InterNations, which recently published the 2018 Expat Insider Survey, one of the world’s most comprehensive reports on what it's like to live abroad. For the 2018 survey, 18,135 expats living in 187 territories and countries — from Germany...

Top 10 Most Underdeveloped Countries in Africa, 2018

This is a list of the most underdeveloped countries in Africa by the Human Development Index as included in a United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report. The latest report was released on 14 September 2018 and is based...

Top 10 Most Developed African Countries, 2018

Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) is a standard way of measuring the well-being of the people of a country. The IHDI combines a country’s average achievements in health, education and income with how those achievements are distributed among country’s...
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The Brutal Lynching of George Armwood for Allegedly Assaulting a White Woman in 1933

On October 18, 1933, George Armwood, a 23-year-old African American labourer, was lynched in Princess Anne, Maryland, in what...
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