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10 Numbers That Tell Zimbabwe’s Story

Land Reform and Indigenization All black people are better off in 2018 than they were in 1979 under the brutal Smith regime. In 2018, the Zimbabwean Tobacco Industry & Marketing Board (TIMB) reported Zimbabweans made history with a tobacco yield of…

Central Africa Featured ReVision by Samantha Johnas July 19, 2018

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Why was the American Baptist Church Aiding the Savage Henry Morton Stanley?

The Livingstone Inland Mission (LIM) was an evangelical missionary society that operated in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1878 and 1884. Although this mission was initially funded by Henry Grattan Guinness and his wife Fanny, it was…

Featured Opinion by Ana Mosioa-Tunya July 16, 2018

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10 Lies Africans Are Told About Economics/Development

Political power is more important than economic power It is this belief that has led to Africans not getting respect from anyone around the world. Only in Africa notably in Tanzania do citizens fight a President who is building an economy just…

America Culture Featured Society by Samantha Johnas July 12, 2018

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African American Achievements in Education Since 1860

Despite the barriers that black people faced in America, they still valued and invested in education even during and after slavery. Below is a brief history of African American participation in education since 1842. 1842- Cheyney University was created 1854- Lincoln University established 1856- Wilberforce…

East Africa Featured Politics by Ana Mosioa-Tunya July 9, 2018

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The Birth of Christianity in Africa & the Aksumite Empire

The Aksumite Empire which is situated in modern day Ethiopia was the genesis of the Christian faith in Africa. Oral tradition states that a Syrian ship on an expedition to spread Christianity was sailing in Aksumite waters when it was captured by…

Featured West Africa by Editor July 3, 2018

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Independent Churches in Africa: Aladura and Zion Churches

When European missionaries came to Africa, they sought to establish versions of the churches that already existed such as the Anglican, Catholic, and so forth. However, not all Africans were keen to embrace the orthodox versions of Christianity that the Europeans brought.…

Culture East Africa Featured by Ana Mosioa-Tunya June 29, 2018

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Precolonial History of the Shambaa Kingdom in Tanzania

Shambaa history can be divided into three periods. The first begins with the settling of Shambaa peoples in the Usambara mountains over 200 years ago and extends until the early 19th century when the Kilindi ruled. The first Kilindi king was Mbegha,…

Central Africa East Africa Featured by Editor June 26, 2018

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How Governments Were Financed in Precolonial Africa

In the 21st Century, many African governments have been led to believe that they always need foreign aid, the IMF, the World Bank or some western charitable organization to fund them. However, our history shows that during precolonial times in Sub-Saharan Africa…

Culture East Africa Featured Video by Ana Mosioa-Tunya June 22, 2018

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Brief History of the Axumite Kingdom in Ethiopia

The Kingdom of Axum /Aksum was an ancient kingdom in present day Ethiopia and Eritrea.The Axum or Aksum as they were known were a group that descended from indigenous Africans and Arabian settlers who settled in Africa. It is important to know…

America Featured by Editor June 18, 2018

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Zimbabwe’s Dr. Reggies Wenyika Selected to Lead Ottawa University

Chancellor Kevin Eichner of Ottawa University announced on June 15th that Dr. Reggies Wenyika has been hired as the new president of the residential campus in Ottawa, Kan. Wenyika will assume his official duties on July 16. “I cannot think of anyone more…