Africa has been declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission and UN's World Health Organization (WHO).
Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible paralysis. Death can occur when breathing muscles...
Bisha'h is a ritual practiced by Bedouin tribe of Ayaidah, in north-eastern Egypt for the purpose of lie detection. The ritual involves heating a metal spoon, or rod and making suspects in a crime lick it in the presence of tribal representatives
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The First Miss Black America pageant was created and produced on this day in 1968 as a means of protesting the lack of black women in the Miss America pageant.
The Miss Black America pageant was established in 1968 by...
As Western cities see statues of slaveholders and colonialists toppled, Benin's coastal town of Ouidah is going the other way, restoring monuments to the painful era of the slave trade.
Maasai tribe jumping : The Maasai are known for their distinctive customs and dress. They are one of the very few tribes who have retained most of their lifestyle, traditions and customs.
These fascinating images of remote tribes in Africa were taken by a frontline nurse who says that the people there are the most caring on the planet.
American Cohan Zarnoch, 54, has worked and travelled with multiple non-profit organisations over...
Namibia's President Hage Geingob has said the offer for reparations made by Germany for mass killings in its then colony was "not acceptable".
German troops killed tens of thousands of Herero and Nama people between 1904 to 1908 in response...
In the Mbuti tribe, marriage is by sister exchange: Based on reciprocal exchange, men from other bands exchange sisters or other females in his clan to a man in his prospective bride’s clans.
Mbuti, are a group of Pygmies of...
The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 that abolished slavery in most British colonies, freeing more than 800,000 enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and South Africa and making the purchase or ownership of slaves illegal
