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Fascinating details behind African mask festivals and masquerades you need to know
Many African cultures still host mask festivals and masquerades as a way of highlighting their cultures and celebrating their people. While over the years, these festivals have become huge attractions...
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As other European countries apologise for their colonial past, Portugal plans to celebrate theirs
News that Portugal is planning to build a museum in Lisbon dedicated to the country’s colonial past has been met with criticism from many activists. The museum intends to highlight aspects of the...
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Meet the Cape Verdean student in the U.S leading the African nation’s first-ever Olympic swim team
Latroya Pina is the first member of her family to learn how to swim and now she has been selected to represent her country, Cape Verde, in the Olympics. This is a historical feat as it will be the first...
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The vice-president of one of Africa’s poorest countries seized with $16m in Brazilian airport
The son of the president of Equatorial Guinea is no stranger to controversy. His latest escapades got him stripped down by the Brazillian customs who uncovered and seized $16m in cash and luxury...
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Meet Leila Ali Elmi, the first-ever Somali woman to become an MP in Sweden
With the rising uncertainty over the status of migrants in many European countries, the election of Somali-born woman as a member of parliament in Sweden is a welcome reprieve for many Somali immigrants...
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Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge proves once again that he is the king of marathons
Eliud Kipchoge has not only won the Berlin Marathon but has also broken the event’s world record. This win is Kipchoge’s 10th win in 11 marathons, earning him the title of the ‘greatest...
