Mara Group, makers of the Mara X and Mara Z cellphones, has opened two new high-tech cellphone manufacturing plants in Rwanda and South Africa. The Mara Group manufactures affordable cellphones for the African market. Mara X and Mara Z, both run on…
The Uganda–Tanzania War, known in Tanzania as the Kagera War and in Uganda as the 1979 Liberation War, was fought between Uganda and Tanzania from October 1978 until June 1979, and led to the overthrow of Idi Amin's regime.
As the…
Wise
beyond his years at 33 Thomas Sankara had the wisdom of the elders and the
energy of a young man ready to usher his country into the Golden Age. Sankara
took power in a bloodless coup. He had resigned from the position as prime
Minister…
HARRIET
Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, HARRIET tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves…
Zimbabwe’s former
President, Robert Mugabe is often portrayed ONLY as either the demon who
destroyed Zimbabwe or the hero who liberated it. Perhaps by going back into
history we can actually understand how Robert Mugabe came to lead the southern
African nation of Zimbabwe and how…
Ebola can no longer be called an incurable disease, scientists have said, after two of four drugs being trialled in the major outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were found to have significantly reduced the death rate.
From now…
Ronald Reagan was the first to use the slogan, "Make America Great Again!" His presidency is the blueprint for US President Donald Trump. Trump and Reagan had their roots in Hollywood and were the ultimate showmen. They both knew how to manipulate…
The University of Glasgow in Scotland has agreed to pay £20 million
in reparations to the University of the West Indies. Glasgow University
received millions of pounds in grants from British slave owners
throughout the 19th century. The sum of £20 million was…
When Toni Morrison received her Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993, her remarks began with a reflection on the phrase once upon a time. In
her signature, measured cadence, Morrison told the Swedish Academy she
believed these were some of the first…
The U.S. housing market is splitting along racial lines, with black
homeownership dropping to the lowest level since at least 1970 -- just
two years after the Fair Housing Act was passed.
The rate among black Americans was 40.6% in the second…