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Meet the Senegalese brand whose prints are based on mathematical equations
“Math was my first love. It’s the only universal language I could connect with every time I moved and was…
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White Saviorism: American missionary played doctor and African children died
When White Saviorism Turns Deadly: American missionary played doctor, children died, when will there be justice?
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We tested baby food sugar levels in South Africa. This is what we found
We analysed the sugar content of baby food products which are commercially available, targeted at children under 12 months and sold in…
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African explorers we should be celebrating
As with every other position in the world, African peoples were explorers as well. Here are a few we should…
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Former Slave and Revolutionary War hero honoured 151 years late
DETROIT — Pvt. James Robinson played an important role in the Revolutionary War’s final battle, but like many African Americans who took…
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World languages traced back to a single mother tongue in Africa
The research, by Quentin Atkinson from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, also found that speech evolved far earlier…
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In America Black Mothers Are Dying At Alarming Rates
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African American women are three to four times more likely to…
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How Watermelons Became a Racial Stereotype in America
What, many ask, does a watermelon have to do with race? What’s so offensive about liking watermelon? Don’t white people…
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Nigeria’s Tobechukwu Philips, Breaks 125 Year Academic Record In The US
Phillips, who earned A's all through her Alvin High School stay, boasted a 6.9 GPA and is now her school's…
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What a failed Johannesburg project tells us about megacities in Africa
Zendai, a Chinese developer, bought a 1600-hectare site north-east of Johannesburg for the development, which it quickly dubbed as the…
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The World is plundering Africa’s wealth
illicit financial flows, defined as the illegal movement of cash between countries, account for $68bn a year, three times as…
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The twin town of Nigeria wonders what’s causing multiple births
A 1970s study by a British gynaecologist found that around 50 sets of twins were born out of every 1,000…
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Religion vs Culture
Are we all just supposed to be bound to one and live by one’s rules, or can we do both…
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Why Africa has to industrialise
The vast continent, with more than 1.2 billion people, is home to an increasing fraction of the human beings who…
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Free trade comes to Africa
Africa has 1.2 billion people — more than double the EU or NAFTA. Almost every African country has signed the…
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