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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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Why Zimbabwe’s female rangers are better at stopping poaching
Sgt. Vimbai Kumire holds up a photo of a dead leopard on her phone. She stares at the image as the truck she’s…
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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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Mati Diop – First Black Female Director in the Cannes Competition
Diop made her first short film at 22 while also acting and writing (she co-wrote 2012's Simon Killer, in which…
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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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China’s relationship with Africa is illustrated by garlic tensions
From #Kenya... Farmers say the growing presence of Beijing in Kenya is having a negative impact on their lives, their…
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