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How a Ugandan artist uses aluminum plates, copper wires to raise political and social awareness  

The finished artistic works of award-winning Ugandan sculptor Ronald Odur are a product of aluminum plates, copper wires and acrylics. His experiment began in his living room where themes of his work embodied...

Mozambican artist on the story behind his iconic throne sculpture with guns and bullets

For anyone, the sculpture would pass as an iconic throne that will sit beautifully in any palace or an imposing edifice to meet its standard. But, the Throne of the Present Owner is more than that. It...

Meet Mozambique’s independence leader Samora Machel who took the war to apartheid South Africa

The story is quite popular that Samora Machel was forced into political activism by the fact that while a hospital aide at Miguel Bombarda Hospital in Mozambique, he joined others to protest the wage discrimination...

This guerrilla war earned Mozambique independence from Portugal in 1975

On this day in 1975, the southern African nation of Mozambique gained independence after a brutal 9-year war with their then colonial master Portugal. The seeds for the independence war were planted as...

Witnesses of Mozambican Mass Grave Urged to Come Forward

Government leaders have asked any Mozambican or foreigner with knowledge of the alleged mass grave in Canda, Mozambique, to please come forward and share the information with relevant authorities. Speaking...

Mozambique Receives Gate’s 2013 Vaccine Innovation Award

Over 30 years Margarida Matsinhe of Mozambique has provided women and children with vaccines throughout her native country of Mozambique. As a field officer, she has helped increase the percentage of children...

Joaquim Chissano, one of Africa’s democratic leaders who stepped down without a hassle

When the first president of Mozambique, Samora Machel, met his unfortunate death, Joaquim Chissano took over the presidency and became known as one of Africa’s exceptional presidents. Born on this...

Top 5 Best Kayaking Spots in Africa

Kayaking remains one of the most popular water pastimes in the world due to its adventurous and daring nature. In Africa, way before the advent of boats and ships, people used canoes and kayaks as their...

For the first time, the American Historical Association has a Black woman president

The American Historical Association (AHA) has appointed Thavolia Glymph as its 140th president, making her the first Black woman to occupy the role. Glymph is a multiple award-winning scholar, a former...

Tree of Life: the ‘dismantled killing machines’ turned into a story of hope 

It’s a three-meter-high sculpture made entirely out of weapons such as AK-47s, pistols and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. It’s an embodiment of 600,000 weapons collected by former child...

Five African athletes who single-handedly carried their nation’s hopes and spirit

It is recommended to readers to appreciate lists like this as a product of both empirical research and sporting biases. This means that a reader’s personal favorite may not make the list. To be considered...

Top 5 Pan-African leaders whose ghosts are demanding justice

Pan Africanism is a movement that is geared towards uniting and solidifying relationships between Africans and people of African descent worldwide. It has not been an easy concept to implement as factors...

UN Peacekeeping Missions: A Track Record of Failures in Africa?

Under the terms of its establishment, United Nations peacekeepers (often referred to as blue berets) are sent into war-torn countries to help create conditions for peace, monitor and observe peace processes...

Mozambique President Chissano, Rebel Leader Hold Peace Talks On This Day In 1992

Just after Mozambique gained its independence from Portugal in 1975, a civil war raged between the anti-Communist Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) and the ruling Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO)....

Mozambique Gains Independence From Portugal On This Day In 1975

The African nation of Mozambique endured a brutal, nine-year war to gain its independence from Portugal. The war ended on this day in 1975, with the European colonizers ruling for 477 years prior. SEE...