In Nigeria among the Igbo
people there is a saying;
“When two brothers fight to the death it is the stranger who inherits the land”
This saying reflects the wisdom of the African
elders on the dangers of disunity. It is meant to…
Morocco is situated in North Africa. The capital of Morocco is Rabat Morocco is made up of 3 main geographical areas the coastal lowlands the mountain highlands which are punctuated by the Rift range and the Atlas Mountains. The desert is in…
Software developer training and outsourcing company, Andela has announced a $100 million Series D round.
It’s one of the largest ever single rounds raised by an African-focused tech company, keeping pace with Andela’s track record of big-ticket rounds. The
round is led by Generation…
The Rhodes Trust has recently announced the 2019 cohort of Rhodes Scholars selected from Rhodes constituencies outside the United States. There are 16 international Rhodes Scholars who are attending or have recently graduated from American colleges and universities. Out…
During the scramble for Africa in the 1880s, there was fierce competition between European countries. With Brexit looming and the European Union scrambling to stay live, there is no appetite for issues like immigration. Countries like Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain are…
Now in its 12th year, the Powerlist honors men and women across a wide range of disciplines and industries, including sport, arts, science, business and much more. Aside from the expected big-name personalities on the list, such as Duchess…
Rwanda’s only first daughter is finally off the market after marrying
her better half Bertrand ‘Billy’ Ndengeyingoma on Friday at a
traditional ceremony in Ntebe.
The ceremony, known as Gusaba in the Tutsi traditional culture, was held at the President’s rural home…
When the majority of people are starving, they think of employment and a desired well-paying employer. Becoming employers usually does not cross the mind. In developing countries, South Africa included, parliaments develop into the battlefields where ruling parties…
When you choose a bank, do you think about who owns it? Do you think
about who gets loans from that bank and who doesn’t? Thousands of
Americans started to consider these things when police shootings of two
black men inspired rapper Killer…
When 19th-century British missionaries
arrived in the Caribbean to convert enslaved Africans, they came armed
with a heavily edited version of the Bible. Any passage that might
incite rebellion was removed; gone, for instance, were references to the
exodus of enslaved Israelites…