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Queen Scotia, the Egyptian pharaoh’s daughter who became the mother of modern-day Scotland
There has been a number of assertions that Scotland had an ancient Egyptian connection. One of the most popular is the legend of Queen Scotia who founded present-day Scotland with her husband Gaythelos....
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Barbados opposition party finally gets a leader, and she is a woman
After the elections in May, the Barbadian parliament did not have a single opposition member. All seats were taken over by members of the leading party led by Prime Minister Mia Mottley. The absence of...
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Kenyans angered by viral list of shame of MPs bribed over imported sugar report
When reports that the sugar in Kenya was riddled with toxins, making it unfit for human consumption, a parliamentary committee was tasked to investigate why such products are in the market. Once the report...
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In these telling poems, black poets talk about Africa
Black poets all over the world identify with Africa in different ways. Some have an endearing nostalgia to the continent, others want nothing to do with the land that reminds them of the tribulations their...
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Meet Amel Ajongo, South Sudan’s second female pilot at just 20 years old
Women in Africa are taking over the skies, and the latest woman to set her eyes on this prize is Amel Ajongo, South Sudan’s second female pilot. At just 20, Ajongo went to aviation school in Nairobi,...
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Co-author of expose on South Africa’s apartheid paedophilia ring found dead
Last week, a book that exposed the involvement of apartheid government ministers in a paedophilia ring was launched. The Lost Boys of Bird Island was written by former policeman Mark Minnie and ex-journalist...
