The photo above shows an accessory worn by traditional Xhosa initiate Fezikhaya Tselane, 20 years old, during a traditional initiation process, in a rural hut in the Coffee Bay area in Umtata, South Africa. The ritual is revered and...
The World Heritage Committee has announced the addition of three major African cultural sites on UNESCO’s “ World Heritage List ,” with Eritrea and Angola making their first entries to the list.
The committee, which made the announcement Saturday, is...
Africa has always been a land of ingenuity, but often, the world overlooks the groundbreaking work happening here. Every day, young entrepreneurs, tech experts, and creative thinkers are developing innovations that solve real problems and improve lives. Yet many...
The discourse on poverty in Africa is very confusing: Although Africa is rising, poverty still curtails the continent’s growth efforts. As a continent, Africa needs to address the negligence of sound economic policies. Corruption, selfish personal interests, thirst for...
Many people have been asking this question and many surveys have been carried out on this topic over the years (No African institution has ever done one). One of the latest and most extensive IQ studies comes from Richard...
Africa is the second largest continent on earth and has immense resources, and yet we are nowhere, our people are poor, our children are suffering and despite all the resources -both human and natural - present, things aren't going...
Current events playing out suggests that world war III may just be closer than we think... Today we are seeing increasing state aggression throughout the world. Russia is preparing its citizens for nuclear war. China is asserting claims over land...
Africa has long been a continent where conflict, climate crises, and political instability have forced millions to leave their homes. Refugee camps across the continent have become temporary havens for displaced people, yet many have grown into sprawling settlements...
Rare and extraordinary pictures of Africa from outer space... pictures you probably have never seen before aa released by NASA.
1. St. Anthony Monastery, Egypt
This image of the world's oldest Christian monastery was taken in 2010. Photo: NASA.
2. Lake Afrera,...
New data from a leading statistics company on the internet statista and internet world stats, has ranked Nigeria number one in internet usage in Africa; according to both companies, close to 92 million people in Nigeria are reported to have...
