Africa Ranking
Top 20 Biggest Countries in Africa by Land Area
Africa is the second-largest continent in the world after Asia and it's home to a diverse range of countries, both in terms of geography and population. Some of the biggest countries in Africa in terms of land area include...
Society & Culture
Central Africa: The 9 Countries in Central Africa, their Language, Capitals and Population
Central Africa is primarily inhabited by Bantu people. Many Nilo-Saharan and Niger-Congo Ubangian communities reside in the region. The Economic Community of Central African States and the Lake Chad Basin Commission are notable Central African supra-regional organizations. Christianity and...
Africa Ranking
Nigerians Top List of African Students Studying in U.S. in 2021
Nigeria is the African country with Highest Number of International Students Studying in the US in 2021 and the 10th highest in the world.
History
Lost 4,500-year-old Temple Unearthed in Egypt
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Archaeologists have found one of the four lost sun temples built by the pharaohs while they were still alive in an attempt to turn themselves into living gods.
Society & Culture
The Little Known Pyramids of Meroë in Sudan
The Pyramids of Meroë contains three royal cemeteries which were constructed at the time of the Kushite Kingdom over a period close to a millennium.
Travel
South Africa’s Tugela Falls is the Tallest Waterfall in the World
Standing proud at 948 meters (3,110 feet), South Africa's Tugela Falls is the tallest waterfall in Africa and the tallest waterfall in the world.
Society & Culture
The Leper Tree of Liwonde, Malawi
The "Leper Tree," as it has become known, remains standing till this very day. On its trunk is a hand-painted sign that reads: "The grave for individuals who suffered from leprosy in the past."
Travel
Ethiopia’s Meskel Festival in Pictures
The Meskel festival is the first big festival of the Ethiopian religious year and marks the finding of the cross that Jesus was crucified on, according to Orthodox Christian tradition.
Society & Culture
Lifaqane Wars, Cannibalism and the Kome Caves of Lesotho
The Kome Caves are a group of smooth walled, igloo-shaped cave dwellings made out of mud in the district of Berea, Lesotho.
Travel
This Lion Sanctuary in South Africa Allows Visitors to Get Up Close With Lions by Locking Them in a Cage
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A lion sanctuary near Harrismith in the eastern Free State, a province of South Africa allows people to get up close with its lions, by locking visitors in a plexiglass cage for up to 45 minutes at a time.
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Latest News
Charleston Riot of 1919: The Time US Sailors Unleashed Chaos on African Americans
The Charleston riot of 1919 was one of several incidents of civil unrest that began in the American Red Summer, of 1919. The Summer consisted of terrorist attacks on black communities, and white oppression in over three dozen cities and counties in the US.
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