Sierra Leone’s colossus tree which towered over the country’s capital Freetown for centuries and symbolized freedom to its early residents tumbled down overnight after a heavy thunder and rainstorm. Sierra Leoneans mourned the Read More
One unique characteristic of Africans is that their love for art extends even to their food. With different cultures come different kinds of meals, and most Africans showcase their creativity through their meals. Every traditional Read More
Again, Kenya’s Emmanuel Naibet has won a marathon in Nigeria. His first was in Lagos, and the Abuja International Marathon is his second. Ruth Jebet, a Bahrain runner of Kenyan ancestry, defied previous career Read More
The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair drew and gathered about 600 international and local exhibitors. NUST was present at the fair to exhibit one of its innovations. The fair gave business owners and residents in Bulawayo a Read More
Chana says the film industry is heading for a new dawn because of the agreement. The agreement through film production will bring about the visibility of the country’s culture and tourism worldwide. A partnership Read More
Inspector General Mohammed Berid succeeds General Belkhir El Farouk as the King’s new number two. The appointment comes amid months of heightened tensions with Algeria over Western Sahara. A statement from the royal palace Read More
Cancer care in Africa has received a shot in the arm after an indigenous invention sprang up in Uganda. African scientists should be proud of their Ugandan colleagues who put together this health innovation. Dr Read More
The full list of nominees for the 9th edition of the AMVCA has since been generating a lot of reactions from lovers of entertainment and the screen. The organizers of the event, the contenders, and Read More
Seychelles launches National Arts and Cultural Fund to support the protection and promotion of the Seychellois culture and heritage. The launch was held at the State House in Seychelles as it coincided with the 110th Read More
During National Tree Planting Day which is usually held annually on March 21 to fight land degradation and improve the wild environment, Lesotho Prime Minister, Mr. Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane preceded the planting of 6000 indigenous trees at Read More
Craftsmen have continued to keep ancient Egyptian arts alive. Mosaic designs are an integral part of the time-tested civilization of Egypt. From tables to chess boards, beautiful everyday items keep emerging from seashells. In the Read More
The president of Uganda went on a 3-day visit to Algiers, during which two agreements and five MoUs were signed. Algeria had shown a willingness to buy powdered milk worth $500 million and Uganda in Read More
In order to assist medium-sized and women-led businesses in Africa, the International Finance Corporation plans to make an equity investment of 25 million euros. World Bank Group financing arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC) made Read More
Couscous is a traditional North African dish of small steamed granules of rolled semolina that is mostly served with a stew spooned on top or a range of ingredients depending on region and individual tastes. Read More
The 16th annual Afrik Fashion week took place in cote d’Ivoire’s commercial capital, Abidjan The fashion event brought together 30 designers and 60 models from several African countries. Julianna Gnepa, a makeup artist said Read More
Termination of Charfeddine duties and recent appointment of Kamel Feki. Charfeddine appreciates the president for his understanding and allowing him to be relieved of his duties. Charfeddine was the key figure in the election Read More
Ghana’s potential in the area of agriculture is undisputed. The authorities are making efforts to maximize Ghanian green lands for subsistence and commercial purposes. Bamboo and rattan are invaluable plants grown in Africa. Demand Read More
Carter in her Speech to Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences “for recognising this superhero that is a Black Woman”. “She endures, she loves, she overcomes” To Chadwick Boseman “She is my mother, please Read More
On the table was a plate of fufu with egusu soup with Kpomo, assorted goat meat. Papa Iyore cleared his throat as he delved into the meal. Footsteps could be heard from inside the room. ‘Read More
Two Africans stood out in the 2023 Dan David Prize – Saheed Aderinto and Chao Tayiana Maina. Both scholars have done significant and recognition-worthy works in the discipline of history. Each of them is to receive a Read More
Because tea is in high demand globally, efforts are being made by primary growers of the product to double up on production. Africa is at the fore front of tea production and export globally. Kenya, Read More
The oldest restaurant in Africa, Café El M’Rabet, maintains the spirit of its founders. Its staying power has also demonstrated the longevity of African staples. Other than the classic meals, it has served as Read More
Ghana has joined other African countries that pay attention to cultural attires in the workplace. Teachers in a district of the west African country adopted this initiative and have since pushed it joyfully. Read More
Beads of sweat scattered across her face. She kept turning sideways… her legs stretched out on the mat furiously shaking. Her hands were held down at each side. Billows of smoke filled the air as Read More
Bostwana, Namibia launches usage of national ID cards for cross border travel. The launching ceremony took place at Mamuno Border Post in Gaborone. Both countries shares a land border and similarities in culture and language. Read More
FESPACO, the largest film festival in Africa opened its curtain on Saturday 25th February 2023 at Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. 15 fiction feature films competing for the Yennenga Golden Stallion award and a prize of Read More
In Klerksdorp, the largest city of South Africa’s North West Province, rhinos have found a home in what has been described as the biggest private sanctuary in the continent – the Buffalo Dream Ranch. Read More
The doors of the capital of Libya, Tripoli opened to the second edition of the “Made in Algeria” at the Tripoli International Fairgrounds which began on Wednesday 8 February to end on 11 March. The exhibition, Read More
Hollywood actor Idrissa Akuna Elba, born of a Ghanaian mother, visited the Manhyia Palace and paid homage to the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and Asantehemaa Nana Konadu Yiadom III during the first Read More
The president of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa recently held talks with the Belarusian president Aleksandr Lukashenko at the Statehouse residence of the Zimbabwean president in Harare. Both heads of state had a close-up meeting, Read More
Morocco is a culture-rich place and they were proud to showcase their heritage at the FIFA opening ceremony. This year’s FIFA Club World Cup opening ceremony started with a display of these cultures. There Read More
National Heroes Day is an official holiday for the public and private sectors in Rwanda. This holiday holds annually on the 1st of February. It is a day to pay tribute to those who exemplified Read More
On Monday, the Algerian Minister of Trade and Export Promotion, Kamal Rizik, and the Undersecretary of the Libyan Ministry of Economy and Trade, Mr. Nouri Gatati opened the three-day Africa Forum and Exhibition for Transport Read More
From Manono, a territory sited in the Tanganyika Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a report on the discovery of some special stones, by natives, emerged on Saturday the 21st of January 2023. Read More
A looted ancient Egyptian sarcophagus that was on display at a US museum has been returned to Egypt. The Green Coffin, which is 2.9 meters long, dates back to the Late Dynastic period, which spanned from 664 Read More
Millions of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, on Wednesday 18th January 2023, began major activities marking the fourth intangible heritage of humanity, next to Meskel, the Geda system, and Fichee Chambalala – the Epiphany, or Timket, reminiscent of the Read More
Every Bride dream of having her wedding day. Butterflies’ flutters in her stomach as she is full of excitement. For a woman, her wedding day is one of the most important moments in her life. Read More
Nana Dakrabo is set to replicate Hollywood in Ghana, a west African Country. The facility which is to be sited in 321 acres of space has an estimated financial value of $350m. This facility will host Read More
The opening ceremony for the African’s Nations Championship was hosted yesterday, the 13th of January, 2023. Super Eagles midfield maestro and former African legend, Austine Jay Jay Okocha was invited for the ceremony. He featured Read More
Over a thousand followers assembled in the Atlantic coast town of Ouidah, a once important slave trade port, in Benin to celebrate the country’s 500-year-old traditional religion with voodoo festivities. Read More
For the entire month of December, a carnival with so many different activities is being held in Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria. This carnival is the pride of Nigeria, so many people from different parts of Read More
In a meeting held on Monday in Abu Dhabi, Angola and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) addressed matters linked to the cultural and diplomatic exchange between the two nations. The issue was addressed during Read More
Granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, Ndileka Mandela has kicked against Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for calling her grandfather’s name to sell Live to Lead, their recent Netflix docuseries. The Duke and Duchess Read More
As the saying goes: “ The apple does not fall far from the tree”. Just like her father, Professor James Adichie, who was given the chieftaincy title of Odelora ( Writer for the People), Chimamanda has also Read More
After a two-year-long break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Cape Town Street Parade popularly known as the Tweede Nuwe Jaar celebrations made a triumphant return to the streets of Cape Town in South Africa. Read More
The Africa’s Biggest Street Party is not just an event for tourist attraction, or a way to portray the diversity in African cultures and countries or its just as the name implies “Street Party”, Read More
In the city Ghadames in Libya was held an exhibition for rare traditional collectibles managed under Libyan’s Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Mayor of Ghadames, Dr Qassem Read More
The 14th edition of the forthcoming New Year’s East African Party (EAP) will have a lineup of 12 local artistes scheduled to hold on January 1st at the BK Arena, to entertain Kigalians and making Read More
Charity organizations and other initiatives are making the Christmas celebration memorable and worthwhile for the underserved and less privileged in Rwanda. This is especially meaningful as more privileged people are already shopping and traveling to Read More
The Great Museum of Africa is an idea child of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. It is a museum that will showcase, protect, and promote the rich cultural heritage of the continent. Read More
On Tuesday at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Germany handed 22 Benin Bronzes which were looted 125 years ago from Benin to the Nigerian Government. The government of Germany was represented by its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Read More
The second edition of Art D’Egypte of the art exhibition celebrated its huge success as it was held under the theme “Forever Is Now” at the Great Pyramids of Giza. The event created Read More
Nairobi hosts the first edition of the annual Nairobi city festival. This event was scheduled to be held from the 12th-17th of December. In the afternoon on the 12th of December, the Read More
Fulbe Africa Organization (FA), an international cultural organisation has announced to celebrate its 10th International Cultural Festival from 25th to 26th December, 2022 to be staged at Q-City multipurpose recreation center in Gambia. The Director Read More
In ancient Egyptian mythology, the metaverse was a divine plane that existed where the gods resided. Today a metaverse has been designed as a digital universe where users can interact with each other and create Read More
The two-day Africa Hair Summit for Afro hair culture and beauty festival opened its curtains on Thursday 1st December and ended on Friday 2nd December, which took place at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, Read More
The first edition of the Cavally “Boyé Gôh” festival of arts and culture Wê, took place in Guiglo, Ivory Coast on Saturday November 19, 2022, with a ceremony in the Houphouet-Boigny public Square. The festival ceremony Read More
Tumaini Letu’s flagship program “The Tumaini Festival” was commended by the Malawi Government through the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism, for bringing different nations, traditions, culture and races together. During the official opening Read More
As a warning that the Kankurang is coming, sharp sounds of clanking machetes cut the air. Children fearfully run inside their homes as the scary being approaches, chuntering. Out of curiosity, others risk a closer Read More
In the early 1900s, people of Rwanda were known for a very elaborate hairstyle called AMASUNZU, which was very popular at the time. The hairstyle was traditionally worn by Rwandan men and unmarried women, with Read More
There are millions of African artifacts currently scattered across Europe and America, there are over 300,000 stolen treasures in France alone, of which one-third are from Africa. As regarding this subject, the President of Read More
Mwila is an ethnic group that is part of Nyaneka which is a larger ethnic group living in southern Angola. They settled in the area of Huila during the 17th century because of the drought Read More
In Africa there are many sets of values that govern and guide the behavior of every member of a particular society. This set of people are found in the coastal region in the Read More
The coronation of the newest king of the Zulu people in South Africa was held at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday where thousands of people gathered to witness the handing over of the Certificate Read More
Africa’s tradition is undoubtedly interesting due to the fact that it is varied and it has the mixture of different countries which have unique characteristics. Africa’s culture owes its credit to the vast Read More
Adeyinka Oyekan II (June 30, 1911 – March 1, 2003) was Oba of Lagos from 1965 to 2003. He was the grandson of Oba Oyekan I. Early Life and Training Adeyinka’s father was a Methodist trainer, Prince Kusanu Abiola Oyekan.Read More
Rilwan Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu (born 29 October 1943) is the incumbent traditional Oba of Lagos. Early Life and Education Rilwan Akiolu assumed office on the 9th of August 2003, Oba Rilwan Akiolu was preceded by Adeyinka Read More
Osei Tutu II born Nana Barima Kwaku Duah; 6 May 1950 is the sixteenth Asantehene, enstooled on 26 April 1999. By call, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is in direct succession to the seventeenth-century co-founding father of the Ashanti Empire, Read More
Misuzulu Sinqobile Hlomesakhishlangu kaZwelithini (born 23 September 1974) is the reigning King of the Zulu kingdom. He is the second oldest surviving son of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu and the primary for his Great Wife, Queen Mantfombi Read More
Kings are distinctly seen in Nigerian societies regardless of the transition from a conventional to trendy technology. They are often visible as symbols and custodians of traditional values and heritage. This is the cause why Read More
Benin is the capital city of Edo state, southern Nigeria. The history of the Benin Empire can be traced in the National Museum located in Central Kings Square. Bronze plaques once decorated the walls of Read More
Since over 3.2 billion years when the first humans probably walked through modern-day Ethiopia, man has always had a knack for culture. Culture is defined as the way a group of people does things: and humans Read More
Africa, the second world largest continent both by size and population, holds 54 countries and over 1.2billion people. Africa’s diversity could be traced back to when human race originated from Africa. The dawn of human Read More
When some people hear Africa, they think about poverty stricken people who are less intelligent and the deepest dark skin. However the reverse is the case. Africa is undoubtedly a blessed continent with an heterogeneous Read More
REALITY CHECK: WHAT IS AFRICA KNOWN FOR ? The media have always portray Africa as a continent that was discovered like a raw material with no form of refining through slave trade. Making it seem like Read More
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