Former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, 66, has been appointed as the next World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General.
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.
Did you know the freed slave kneeling before Lincoln was Muhammad Ali’s great-great-great-grandfather?
Archer Alexander’s fame came largely after his death.
African American woman Selma Burke got no credit for designing the image of Roosevelt on the U.S dime in 1944
Selma Burke was born on December 31, 1900, and was the 7th of ten children to her parents.
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.”
Man. United new signing, Amad Diallo ‘fined £42k over claims he made up documents and used fake parents to move to Europe’
Manchester United's new signing, Amad Diallo has been fined £42,000 amid an Italian immigration probe into his arrival in Europe.
Mystery illness in Tanzania reportedly leaves patients vomiting blood with 15 people dead
A mystery illness that causes people to vomit blood has killed 15 people and hospitalized more than 50 others in Tanzania.
Blessing Okagbare receives Guiness World Record certificate after she overtook Usain Bolt as the athlete with the most Diamond League appearances
Blessing Okagbare, the Nigerian sprinter, is the athlete with the most Diamond League appearances and she has received a Guinness World Record certificate to this effect.
Angola Decriminalises Same-Sex Sexual Relationships
A new law decriminalising same-sex sexual relations in Angola has gone into effect on Wednesday.
‘I stutter when I speak, not when I think’ – The Black woman with stutter making a difference in Portugal’s parliament
History was made in October 2019 when members of Portugal’s new parliament took office.
23-year-old woman with 11 biological children says she wants more kids
A 23-year-old woman who has 11 biological children says she has no plans of stopping as she claims she wants at least 100 kids.
Covid patient's fingers turn black in shocking new 'severe manifestation' of virus
An 86-year-old woman who caught coronavirus was left with blackened gangrene-stricken fingers after the virus caused severe clotting.
Biden Threatens Financial, Visa Sanctions Against Nigeria, Others Over Anti-gay Laws
President Joe Biden has issued a presidential memorandum aimed at expanding protection of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer and intersex (LGBTQI) people worldwide, including potentially through the use of financial sanctions.
"We dated online for 4 days and got engaged on Skype on the 5th day" Couple reveal ahead of their 5th wedding anniversary (video)
A woman took to Twitter to claim she and her husband dated online for only four days and got engaged on the 5th day via Skype then their wedding held 6 months later.
Late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti nominated alongside Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige for 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of fame
Late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti has been nominated for the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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