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West Africa
Burkina Faso bans use of colonial wigs in courts
Ibrahim Traoré, the leader of Burkina Faso, has banned judges from donning wigs that are symbolic of colonial French and British outfits. Colonial-era wigs have long been associated with foreign dominance in African legal systems. However, according to The African Dream, President Traoré stressed in his proclamation the need to forgo colonial traditions and adopt…
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Ghana becomes 5th African country to remove visa restrictions for Africans, here are the other four
Ghana is now enabling visa-free travel to citizens of all African countries after President...
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Ghana’s iconic Kente cloth earns UNESCO recognition
UNESCO has added Ghana’s Kente cloth to its Representative List of Intangible Cultural...
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Inspiring story of man who earned his degree after 12 years in the university and 2 suicide attempts
Twelve years seems like a lengthy time to graduate from the university, especially when you...
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Nigerian barber goes viral for graduating with First Class honors: ‘This is massive’
A determined young Nigerian is demonstrating that with hard work and perseverance, dreams can be realized. Oyinloye Emmanuel Oluwatobi, who was a student at the Federal University of Technology,...
