Nearly four years after the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 that killed 157 people, Ethiopian officials […]
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Black Engineer Shares Why She Deliberately Wears Braids In The Lab
Fionnghuala “Fig” O’Reilly, an engineer, became viral on Twitter earlier this month after sharing a photo of […]
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Beekeeping, A Key Resource For The Forests Of The Congo Basin
Ecological beekeeping, with its environmental benefits, economic and therapeutic potential, can be a substantial contribution to the […]
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Endangered Sahel Tortoises Sent To Senegal In Bid To Save Them
Some 50 young tortoises have discovered the African soil of their ancestors near Dakar, where they will […]
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Scientists Discover Clitorises On Female Snakes
Scientists have discovered that snakes do have clitorises, ending a long-held assumption that the female snakes don’t […]
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Remembering Asabi Adedire, The Woman Who Gave Her Son Life And Then Bought It Back
A mother’s love triumphs over all. This common statement has entered every ear, and while it may […]
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In Marseille, A Vast Retrospective Celebrates The Feminism Of Ghada Amer
Female nudes, coloured threads; the first retrospective in France of the Egyptian-Franco-American artist Ghada Amer unfolds in […]
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Drought Kills Hundreds Of Animals In Kenya’s National Park
In Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, the drought has killed thousands of wild animals. It has been one […]
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Get To Know Omali Yeshitela, Pan-Africanist, Socialist, and Activist
Omali Yeshitela, a Pan-Africanist, socialist, and activist, was born on October 9, 1941, in St. Petersburg, Florida, […]
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Black Woman With Disability Receives Grant To Make Bike Adapter For Amputees
Arlan Hamilton’s career as a venture capitalist (VC) has given her the opportunity to bless others. This […]
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Ugandan Cane Farmers Switching To Hass Avocado
This is Munu Nyende’s first harvest of avocado after clearing his sugarcane farm for Hass avocado trees […]
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Profiling Adele Darlene Allen: Physician, Concert Pianist, and Conductor
Adele Darlene Allen was born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 19, 1953, to Oscar Clement Allen, […]
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“God Wiped My Tears” – Former House Help Says As She Shares Photos Of House She Built
A former house help, Deborah Odari, has shared photos of the house she built in Mumias, Kakamega county, […]
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South Africa’s Secret Shelter: A Safe Haven For Abused Women And Children
Through the help and expertise of the Nissa Institute for Women’s Development – a non-profit, non-governmental organisation, […]
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Donkeys In Kenya Prove To Be A Means Of Empowerment For Rural Women
For women in the small Kenyan town of Mwingi, donkeys have become an important means of creating […]
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Soil, A Little-Known Carbon Sink, Is A Diminishing Resource In Kenya
Soil is a diminishing resource, the more we abuse it the more we lose it when it […]
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World’s Oldest Primary School Pupil Dies Aged 99
Priscilla Sitieni, the world’s oldest primary school student, has died in Kenya at the age of 99. […]
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South African ‘Ghost Hunters’ Venture Into The Night Looking For Answers
Shortly after nightfall, flashlight in hand, Rivas Bright knocks twice on the broken window of an abandoned […]
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Zimbabwe Vice President’s Ex-wife Marry Mubaiwa Threatens Suicide Weeks After Her Arm Was Amputated
Marry Mubaiwa, a former beauty queen and ex-wife of Zimbabwe Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has threatened suicide weeks […]
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Remembering George James Fleming: Family, Career, and Death
George James Fleming was born on February 15, 1904 in Bassein Triangle, Christiansted, St. Croix, Danish West […]
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In DRC, Fighting Complicate Rangers Access To Gorillas
Conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has kept away tourists. The fighting has also scared away, […]