France was aware that a genocide was being planned in Rwanda ahead of the 1994 killings and the French government bears responsibility for enabling it, a new report published by the Rwandan government claims.
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
How cornrows were used as an escape map from slavery across South America
Cornrows have become a crowd favorite for women of every culture in the last 10 years.
Inside Botswana’s Matsieng cultural site where locals say the first human was created
One of the longest and never-ending debates about life is the creation of humans. Religion tells us that a Supreme Being created the world and everything in it.
The meaning behind the intricate and colorful Maasai beaded jewelry
The colourful Maasai are well known in Kenya, however, some are also settled in Tanzania and are believed to be over 3,000 years old.
This is why France is determined to keep soldiers in the Sahel region
Over 5,000 French soldiers will continue to stay in the troubled Sahel region in what has been dubbed Operation Barkhane, the anti-insurgent military operation aimed at subduing the threats posed by Islamist fighters, rebels, and groups of bandits in the desert area.
A look at the Banna people of Ethiopia where young men walk on stilts
Walking stilts have been defined as “poles equipped with steps for the feet to stand on, and straps to attach them to the legs, for the purpose of walking while elevated above a normal height.”
How did we come by the name ‘Africa’? – Is it a foreign import?
Africa‘s primordial role in the inception and sophistication of the human race has been superbly documented for so many decades; sometimes out of genuine anthropological and biological curiosity and other times, because of racism.
Nigerian politicians train their children in UK schools with stolen public funds – UK report
The latest report from an American foundation, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has accused some Nigerian politicians of using the United Kingdom’s educational system as a money-laundering scheme.
Kenya battling with Chinese prostitutes, arrests 15 at brothel
The Kenyan government has launched a war against Chinese nationals engaging in businesses reserved for locals. The recent crackdown was at a brothel in the capital Nairobi where 15 Chinese nationals were arrested.
How the 36 states of Nigeria got their names
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and where one can find more Black people than in any other country on the planet, has a uniquely complicated colonial history.
Do you know what North Africans looked like before Islam and Arabs invaded?
There has been a fierce debate over the Africanness of Maghrebian North Africans as well as Libyans and Egyptians, for close to a century. One of the key drivers of this debate is their appearance.
A look at the ‘love’ affairs between enslaved black men and rich white women
The implications of considering one human being as another’s property in bona fide, are a myriad of moral, psychological, political, and economic topics that many would rather avoid talking about.
photo of conjoined twins separated at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Nigeria
The University of Ilorin Teaching hospital has successfully separated a set of conjoined female twins by a team of medical experts on Thursday, January 14.
Fatima, the last queen of Libya and widow of King Idris, who was deposed by Gaddafi
In 2009 when Fatima Ahmed al-Sharif, the last queen of Libya and widow of King Idris, passed away, she was in exile with her family in Egypt. Her husband, Idris, had died years earlier in 1983.
Ndaté Yalla Mbodj, the last queen of Senegal who fought off the French, Arabs and Moors
Located in what is now Senegal and parts of Mauritania, the Waalo kingdom was one of the strongest and oldest kingdoms in Senegal existing since the 11th century. Before the invasion of the Arabs, the people practised the matrilineal system which gave women equal rights and privileges as men.
Idubor, the giant warrior prince of Benin who could uproot palm trees with his bare hands
Idubor came into this world at a time Great Benin was an important state that flourished in southern Nigeria. Also known as Arhuanran (sometimes spelt Aruanran), Idubor would have been the Oba (king) of Benin in the 1500s had his birthright not been taken away from him and given to his younger brother, Esigie, who was born on the same day he was.
The Truth Behind Black Africans with Blue Eyes
Have you ever seen a Black man or woman with blue eyes? What was your initial reaction? I almost fainted when I saw one about 25 years ago while trekking home from school. My first thought was, This must be a Mami Water (mermaid) since the person was not an albino. It was scary to look at from afar, but when I moved closer, the lady looked so pretty and interesting.
In a first, doctors perform brain surgery on awake patient at Nairobi Hospital
It’s scary to think of having to undergo brain surgery. And what about having the procedure done while you are still awake? Known as “awake craniotomy,” this medical procedure is helping doctors in delicate operations and saving lives.
Five African countries with low bribery index
The anti-bribery standard-setting organization TRACE has released this year’s Bribery Risk Matrix, which measures business bribery risk in 194 countries, territories, and autonomous and semi-autonomous regions. According to the 2020 data, North Korea, Turkmenistan, South Sudan, Venezuela and Eritrea present the highest commercial bribery risk, while Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden and New Zealand present the lowest.
Nigerian government threatens to sue CNN over exposé that showed soldiers did shoot at protesters
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has called for CNN to be sanctioned for what he describes as reinforcement of “the disinformation that is going around” following CNN’s investigations which claimed that Nigerian protesters were shot at by security forces in Lagos in October.
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