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African proverb on Beauty
Anyone who sees beauty and does not look at it will soon be poor. ~Yoruba Proverb The surface of the...
Ethiopia To Become The First African Country To Start Bitcoin Mining
Last week, on Thursday, February 15, the Ethiopian Government's investment arm, Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), signed a memorandum of understanding with Honk-Kong-based...
International Mother Language Day
International Mother Language Day is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. First announced by UNESCO on...
First woman appointed as Liberia’s defence minister
Liberia's President Joseph Boakai has appointed a retired female brigadier general, Geraldine George, as the acting minister of defence after...
Sarjo Baldeh: Gambia’s Young Female Photographer covering AFCON 2023 in Ivory Coast
Sarjo Baldeh is a talented 21-year-old Gambian photographer who is making waves in the world of sports photography. Operating under...
Hundreds marry in Ethiopia’s cultural traditional marriage
Hundreds of couples gathered in Ethiopia's capital on Sunday to take part in a traditional mass wedding ceremony, the first...
Africa’s longest canopy walk
Lekki Conservation Centre, Nigeria STEFAN HEUNIS/AFP/Getty Images A walk far above the ground on Africa’s longest canopy walkway is a...
2024: South African billionaire, Johann Rupert overtakes Dangote as Africa’s richest man
South African business mogul, Johann Rupert, has retained Africa’s richest man for the year 2024, after overtaking Nigerian billionaire, Aliko...
Gewuza: from polythene bags to solar-powered school
Approximately 1.3 billion people worldwide still do not have access to electricity? This lack of access not only affects their...
African Arts: Echiche nwa agbọghọ
Young Amaka couldn't stop thinking about the ụdala that Ifeanyi had given her the previous night, wondering whether it signaled...
THE GEREWOL FESTIVAL
The Gerewol festival is renowned for how young Wodaabe men decorate themselves. Donning make-up and jewelry they ‘display’ to young...
Happy Africa Youth Day!
We celebrate every African youth for their creativity, innovation and passion. You all make our continent- Africa a better place....
Happy Heritage Day to all South Africans
The 2023 Heritage Day brings focus to South Africa’s rich and diverse cultural heritage and its immense contribution to our...
Women engineers break barriers in Somalia’s male-dominated industry
In Somalia's booming capital, construction engineer Faduma Mohamed Ali has her work cut out for her, supervising male workers twice...
Kenya’s anti-gay bill proposes 50-year jail term
Kenya is considering the Family Protection Bill 2023, which could lead to 50-year prison sentences for non-consensual same-sex acts. Sponsored...
Four Rwanda genocide memorials added to UNESCO World Heritage list
Four memorials commemorating the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, during which at least 800,000 people were exterminated, became UNESCO world heritage...
How to make sure your circumstances today does not define your future.
Tony Elumelu Message at The Redeemed Christian Church Of God Teap Zone Teens Career Conference 2023. I told my story...
Meet Juliet Godwin the Afrocentric Illustrator.
Meet Juliet Godwin, often known as juujugirl or afrojuicy on social media. She tells stories visually and uses digital illustrations....
Uganda’s Cheptegei wins 10,000m world title three times in a row
Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei delivered his season's best performance of 27 minutes 51.42 seconds, clinching the men's 10,000m world title for...
Gambian President suspends self, govt officials from foreign trips to reduce public spending
Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has suspended himself and all government officials from foreign travel to reduce public spending, a government...
Beautiful culture, customs and dressing on full display at the 2023 Osun Osogbo festival
The Osun Osogbo Festival is the biggest annual religious festival among the Yoruba people and serves as a strong unifying...
World Bank halts new loans to Uganda over anti-LGBTQ law
The World Bank has announced it will halt new loans to Uganda over the country’s controversial anti-LGBTQ law. The Washington,...
Meet Rena Wakama first female basketball coach winner
Rena Wakama, made history as the first female coach to win the competition since it began in 1966. After 57...
Morocco’s Benzina makes history with hijab at Women’s World Cup
Nouhaila Benzina became the first player to wear a hijab during a Women’s World Cup game when she sported the...
Gabon becomes the first African country to initiate the brilliant debt-for-nature swap, for up to $450 million
Gabon launched what is set to be Africa's first debt-for-nature swap on Tuesday, with a plan to buy up at...
Garbon:Culture and Fact
Gabon, a central African country, is rich in natural resources. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, it borders Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea,...
Photos by Uncommon -Clip
@uncommon_clips I went out looking for what to capture today and then I came across this little man in my...
Moroccan King Mohammed VI Inaugurates Vocational Training Hub in Tamesna
Rabat - King Mohammed VI inaugurated the Rabat-Sale-Kenitra City for vocational training (CMC) in the town of Tamesna. The project...
Samia Suluhu Hassan President of Tanzania
The President Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in on 19 March 2021, is the first female and sixth president of the...
Skikda In Algeria
Skikda formerly Philippeville from 1838 to 1962 and Rusicade in ancient times) is a city in northeastern Algeria and...
Countries You Would Never Believe Were in Africa
Very few African countries are known to be Countries in Africa even by some Africans, that is why when most...
The Efik Traditional Marriage Attire- Ofong Ukod Anwang
The Efik are an ethnic group located primarily in southern Nigeria, in the southern part of Cross River State. The...
Thanda Safari South Africa
Located in northern Zululand, Thanda Safari is home to abundant wildlife, including Africa’s magnificent Big Five. With a name that...
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2023
International Women’s Day (8 March) is a day for us to join voices with people around the world and shout...
FLOWER GIRLS IN THE RAIN
Artist: JoloCreative Wall Art | Joop Logger Store: www.jolocreative.com.
Meet Thuso Mbedu the South African Star Making Africa proud
Thuso Mbedu, South African born remarkable Actress, in 2022 she featured on the historical epic film 'The Woman King' in...
Ndebele People of South Africa
The Southern Ndebele and they are concentrated in the Limpopo and Northwest provinces of South Africa. (Wikipidia) Ndebele art has...
Google launches first dedicated Startups Accelerator for women founders in Africa
Google announced that applications are now open for the inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders Africa Program. The program...
Idris Elba in a beautiful kente at the first Ghana Akwasidae Festival in 2023.
British actor of Ghanaian and Senegalese heritage, Idris Elba has paid homage to the Ashanti King, Otumfour Osei Tutu II...
President Buhari commissioned 3-layer Interchange in Kano State, Nigeria 🇳🇬
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday commissioned the bridge at the Hotoro roundabout in the Kano metropolis. The three-step interchange which was...
Sierra Leone passes gender law reserving 30 percent of jobs for women
Sierra Leone has passed a law requiring public and private entities to reserve 30 percent of their jobs for women...
Egypt archaeology: More than 4,000-year-old Gold-covered mummy Found in Egypt
Archaeologists say they have found a gold leaf-covered mummy sealed inside a sarcophagus that had not been opened for 4,300...
Chadian activist wins Martin Ennals Award
Chadian activist Delphine Djiraibé has won the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. She won the award along with...
Elon Musk’s Starlink to launch in Kenya by June
Elon Musk's satellite internet firm, Starlink, has announced plans to launch in Kenya in the second quarter of this year....
The colourful Nubian Village in Aswan Egypt.
The Nubian villages are known for their colorful streets, the rainbow-painted walls, and the kind people there! They live on...
Christmas: Ethiopians Celebrate Christmas on 7th January
Unlike the rest of the world which celebrates Christmas on December 25, Ethiopians, Eritreans, and other Coptic Christians celebrate theirs...
Bata in Equatorial Guinea
Bata is a port city on the mainland of Equatorial Guinea in Central Africa. A long, palm-fringed esplanade stretches along...
2023: Tony Elumelu Advice to Entrepreneurs
Dear African Entrepreneur, 2022 was not an easy year. We escaped the pandemic, but none of us were untouched by...
Meet 17 years old Kamogelo who uses his mouth to draw
Kamogelo Mokwena (17) from Tzaneen in Bokgaga is disabled. He does not have use of his legs or arms, which...