Culture & Society
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Nigerian Meat Delight: Learn how to make Suya at home
The name ‘suya’ is said to be an Hausa word which means ‘to fry’ but the words can perhaps also be...
Shakirah BelloFebruary 10, 2017 -
Namibia’s fairy circles: One of Nature’s Riveting Mysteries?
An Unexplained Perplexity When we think about the mysterious and unknown tales of the African continent we often spring to ancient...
Chris CampoJanuary 19, 2017 -
Yassa: Lets Cook Chicken the Senegalese Way
Making chicken in an entirely new way could be the spice to get your celebrations in the right colours. Senegal, like...
Habeeb KoladeJanuary 4, 2017 -
3 million year old South African pebble transcends treasures at British Museum
It is the Makapansgat pebble, on display for the first time in its three-million-year history, curators reckon – an object that,...
The CrierDecember 20, 2016 -
The poor are more vulnerable to bribery in Africa. Here’s why
This post is part of Afrobarometer’s Friday series, which highlights findings from the pan-African, nonpartisan research network that conducts public-attitude surveys on democracy,...
Kim Yi DionneDecember 17, 2016 -
When Child Labor Is Your Only Option
As a boy on the streets of Nigeria, Rocky Peter had to eat food from trash cans. He drank water from...
Mike ReidDecember 7, 2016 -
DEA AFRICA: The Supreme Goddess of Africa
The diversity of Africa extends beyond the genetic variations of her people. It reflects in a vast and ever intriguing array...
Phyllis NwaokoloNovember 18, 2016 -
Not Black, Not White. Meet the Coloured People of South Africa
South Africa is not a country of black or white. Along the thin lines of the black Xhosas and Zulus and...
Habeeb KoladeNovember 12, 2016 -
The Sixties and Red Africa: the decade of searching for African utopias
Congo’s first democratically elected prime minister Patrice Lumumba was a celebrity in Yugoslavia. Lumumba’s execution in 1961 caused such outrage that...
The CrierNovember 9, 2016 -
Rwanda Rising: From Hunger Reduction to Medical Drones
The age when Rwanda only made the news for the genocide has changed. Its October 2016 and the East African country...
Habeeb KoladeOctober 28, 2016 -
Sexual Violence: A Weapon of War in Eastern Congo for more than 20 years
Denis Mukwege has been treating female victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1996. The subject of...
The CrierOctober 21, 2016 -
Everything wrong with African football & why Africans must promote it
“Soccer isn’t like a religion in Africa. It is bigger than religion.” – Archbishop Desmond Tutu Africa has a large and...
Habeeb KoladeOctober 11, 2016 -
5 Problems with a Male Dominated Africa
The African society has acknowledged the success of very few women in her history. Many tribes in Pre-colonial Africa gave women...
Hope ObamwonyiOctober 5, 2016 -
What’s missing from celebrity activism in Africa? The people
Celebrity activism and support for African humanitarian causes – such as the Enough Project, Akon’s Lighting Africa and Kony 2012 –...
The CrierSeptember 27, 2016 -
Emerging Diseases Threaten the Maasai People & Their HerdsThe CrierSeptember 20, 2016
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The Homosexual Nature of Africa’s Past
Today it’s a common assumption in Africa that pre-colonial African societies weren’t open to homosexuality. However contemplation has led to studies...
Hope ObamwonyiSeptember 16, 2016 -
Nigeria’s ethnicity problem & Failures of a weak state
If truth be told, Nigeria has an ethnicity problem. It is evident in high-profile cases of sometimes violent tensions. But perhaps...
The CrierAugust 26, 2016 -
Why East Africans Dominate Long Distance Running
East African runners, especially Kenyans and Ethiopians have dominated long distance athletics over the past few decades. Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele holds...
Habeeb KoladeAugust 23, 2016 -
15 Interesting Facts About The Serengeti
Serengeti comes from the Maasai chat “Siring” acceptation “Endless Plain”, which absolutely is what it means: hundreds of kilometers of collapsed...
The CrierJuly 29, 2016 -
Pictures of the highly colourful and eye-catching culture of the Ndebele tribe
Ndebele, also called Ndebele of Zimbabwe, or Ndebele Proper, formerly Matabele, Bantu-speaking people of southwestern Zimbabwe who now live primarily around...
The CrierJuly 26, 2016 -
From Uganda slum to Disney heroine, African chess champion inspires girls battling poverty
The true story of a teenager from a Ugandan slum who transformed her life from corn seller to international chess player...
The CrierJuly 18, 2016 -
I’m an Afropolitan. Here’s what that means
I was born in Nairobi, Kenya. I moved to Minnesota at 17, went to college in St. Cloud, and spent the...
Kari W MugoJuly 7, 2016 -
Sobukwe’s Pan-African dream: an elusive idea that refuses to die
Is Africa really for Africans? American commissioner to Africa and abolitionist Martin Delany asked this question a century and a half...
The CrierJune 27, 2016 -
Life after death according to several African traditions
The idea of life after death is central to a majority of African cultures. Life is often defined in terms of...
Hope ObamwonyiJune 18, 2016 -
How the origin of the KhoiSan tells us that ‘race’ has no place in human ancestry
The ancient origins, anatomical, linguistic and genetic distinctiveness of southern African San and Khoikhoi people are matters of confusion and debate....
The CrierJune 13, 2016 -
How the Monarchs of Africa Lost Their Relevance
Unlike precolonial times, it is clear that African monarchy is no longer the same. Out of all the 54 countries, only...
Habeeb KoladeMay 21, 2016 -
Freshwater Crayfish: the forgotten invaders wreaking havoc across Africa
When invasive species are discussed, most people think of plants, birds and perhaps a few mammals. But Africa has become home...
The CrierMay 6, 2016 -
Why African men are more likely to have children with more than one woman
AFRICAN men are among the most likely in the world to father children with more than one woman, a new report indicates....
The CrierApril 30, 2016 -
9 Reasons Why Seychelles Is A Taste of Paradise
Seychelles is said to be among one of the most beautiful tropical island in the World with some incredible & mind-blowing...
David JuliusApril 27, 2016 -
Bleaching: The “New Shade” of Black That Is Beautiful
Many decades has passed since Africans went through slavery and colonialism, a time when their resources were exploited and their minds...
Hope ObamwonyiApril 12, 2016