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These Africans gracefully ruled India in the Middle Ages
Africans were all over the world in the Middle Ages and India was no exception. Although some of them were enslaved by the Indians, others were officers in the army and leaders of a variety of kingdoms...
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Watch the trailer of Ava DuVernay’s star-studded film on historic events of August 28
August 28 is one of the most historic dates in American history. It marks the end of the slavery in 1833; the death of Emmet Till in 1955; Motown’s first radio play in 1961; the speech of civil rights...
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Tricked with holidays in Africa only to be detained or married off, the story of Somali teens in the diaspora
When Mahad Olad travelled back to Kenya for vacation in 2017, he was hoping to hang out with his family and friends and decompress from a long first year in school. However, that is not...
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The Sierra Leone town that’s being swallowed by a river after years of ‘sins’ against nature
Yelibuya is a town in Sierra Leone, sitting between Freetown, the capital and a neighbouring Guinea Conakry town. It is one of Africa’s important towns as it is the last stop on the historic trade...
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Your favourite black heroes have been brought back to life by this South African wax sculptor
During the Nelson Mandela’s centenary celebrations, many people came out with creative ways of commemorating the iconic global leader. One of these people is Lungelo Gumede, who displayed the...
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Sa’id of Somalia became Africa’s first ambassador to China in the 14th century
While many people know about Ibn Battuta, the Moroccan scholar who travelled the world before European invasion of the continent, many do not know of his Somali counterpart called Sa’id. Known as...
