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How Africa’s powerful Kongo Kingdom expanded its territory without military conquests
One of the oldest and best-documented African kingdoms is that of Kongo. According to historians, the territory of the kingdom at its peak stretched from what is now Angola, the Democratic Republic of...
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The brave colonial resistance of Ghana king Ofori Atta I, who fought in Yaa Asantewaa War of 1900
Okyehene Ofori Atta I served as the head of the Gold Coast delegation that traveled to London in 1934 to lobby the British Parliament for the official majority of Africans on the legislative council. The...
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Youssou N’Dour is Africa’s richest musician with a net worth of $145M, this is his success story
According to Forbes, Youssou N’Dour is the richest African musician in the world in 2022, with a net worth of $145 million. N’Dour is a Senegalese singer, composer, occasional actor, businessman,...
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The first Black person to be knighted in Britain more than a century ago was born in Barbados
William Conrad Reeves, a Barbados native, received a knighthood from Queen Victoria on January 28, 1889. Reeves was the first Black person to be knighted in Britain, as far as it’s known. Reeves...
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Pressure is on King Charles III to return ‘Ark of Covenant’ sacred tablet to Ethiopia
The continent of Africa can boast of being home to several cultural and revered artifacts across the world. Europeans’ sudden interest in the continent which led to the scrambling and partitioning...
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The astonishing Yeha Temple, the oldest Ethiopian building built without mortar
With an estimated 700 BC construction date, Ethiopia’s Yeha Temple, also known as the Great Temple of Yeha, may be the country’s oldest edifice still in existence. The temple dates back to...
