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The world has been radically changing in regards to gender roles and politics, and many African nations have been slowly adapting to the tide. In Ghana, where some girls and women are often groomed for...
The last known king of the Central African nation of Burundi was Ntare V, and he enjoyed a short reign before fleeing in to exile. Ntare V came in to power on this day in 1966, after dethroning his father....
Mubarak Bala (pictured), the 29-year-old Nigerian man who was held in a mental institution for saying he didn’t believe in God, has reportedly been freed and says he’ll reconcile...
Ugandan President Idi Amin (pictured) and the tales of his cruel style of leadership have been documented at length. One of Amin’s most-vicious acts during his time of rule was the brutal...
The overthrow of Liberia’s 21st president, Samuel K. Doe, was an especially violent time in the African nation. On this day in 1990, Doe retreated to his fortress only to be later captured...
Meriam Yehya Ibrahim Ishag (pictured), the Sudanese woman sentenced to death and jailed for rejecting Islam, revealed that the daughter she gave birth to while in prison may have been born with physical...
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