Elementary School Kids Surprised With New Backpacks Full of Supplies.

These elementary school kids couldn't believe what was in store for them.

Two children beaten to death by furious men .

A young girl and her 10-year-old nephew were beaten to death by two men after they defecated outside.

I had no idea Nigeria had challenges in its health system until Bill Gates told me – Dangote

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has said that he was not aware that Nigeria had challenges in its health system until he had a chat with Bill Gates. Speaking at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s 2019 Goalkeepers’ event in New York, Wednesday, Dangote said that since his talk with Gates, he has been focusing on his country’s healthcare needs, particularly, enabling children to have access to nutritional food.

Edmond Albius, the slave African child who created the multi-million dollar vanilla industry

Vanilla is one of the world’s popular spice. The expensive ingredient is the principal flavouring in ice-creams and cola drinks and is usually used in some fine perfumes and delicacies in the world.

Thomas Fuller: The enslaved African math genius whose intellect shocked white people.

 

Often called the “Virginia Calculator”, Thomas Fuller was born in 1710, somewhere between the “Slave Coast” of West Africa (present-day Liberia) and the Kingdom of Dahomey (modern-day Benin).