On March 16, 1984, Mozambique was forced to sign a special treaty with the apartheid government of South Africa known as the Nkomati Agreement. Mozambique promised not to allow the ANC (African National Congress) or any other South African liberation movements to…
The Republic of Rwanda is most often remembered for the 1994 genocide but significant progress over the years has shown that this small state in central and east Africa is a force that rivals many. Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic…
A popular news organization highlighted an African leader with several degrees and praised his education as something to be emulated. There was no mention of how this education has translated to tangible results. The fact of the matter is that the economy…
In the beginning women fought for the right to be viewed as human. In those days women in general were viewed as sub-human hence the women’s suffrage movement. Women wanted the right to vote and the right to enter the workforce as…
Dr. Hillary Rono in collaboration with a team of technologists, eye specialists, public health doctors and product designers have designed a unique smartphone-based system for comprehensive eye testing suitable in any part of the world. The mobile phone app can serve as…
Women's History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society and corresponds with International Women's Day on March 8th.
Rwanda is the only country where there are more women in parliament than…
A recent study in the United States showed that in 2012, a child living in a single female-headed family was four times more likely to be poor than a child living in a married-couple family. In 2012, among all children living in…
You can now find some of our content on YouTube. The following and many more Global Black History videos are available to view:
The Role of Missionaries in the Colonization of Africa
European missionaries especially from Portugal, France, Britain, and Germany went to Africa…
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Colonialism is responsible for all society’s ills
Although colonialism is responsible for some of the ills that still plague Africa today it is not responsible for everything. Former French colonies were forced to pay for the country’s infrastructure that France took…
The average French citizen works 30 hours a week, takes siestas after their lunch break, visits coffee shops and spends considerable time at their favorite restaurant all the while looking down upon the average African. What they don’t know is that their…