Nigerian Cartoonists Go Viral on Independence Day
*60 years ago, Africa’s most populous nation gained independence from Great Britain. A milestone of great …
Critics: Zimbabwe Stepping Up Arrests and Assaults Against Female Protesters
*Recent arrests and alleged assaults against women by state agents in Zimbabwe have again brought international …
Black Restaurant Week & Pepsi Hit The Road to Celebrate Black Culinary Tastemakers
*Foodies can raise their forks to events showcasing African-American, African and Caribbean cuisine as Black Restaurant …
The ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ Was Postponed, But Not Its Three-Day Promotional Concert ‘Zaire 74’ [EUR Video Throwback]
*The Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman boxing match in Zaire, a.k.a. the “Rumble In The Jungle,” was …
Violent Video of Killing Amps Up Cameroon’s Anglophone Conflict
*Margaret Lum Timasam, 62, was working on her farm in Muyuka, in Southwest Cameroon, when her daughter died. Comfort …
Sexual Assault Rate Climbs during Nigeria Covid-19 Lockdowns and Police Are Helpless to Intervene
*Covid-19 isn’t the only plague hitting Nigeria. Sexual assaults are on the rise as lockdowns freeze men out of work and …
VIDEO: White Woman Pulls Gun on Black South African Protesters / WATCH
*PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa — A pair of ads on the website of a major South African pharmacy-retailer have sparked …
Cameroon Couple Cries for Help for Conjoined Twins
*Twenty-four-year-old Caroline Enjewi was overjoyed when the results of her pregnancy ultrasound revealed that she was …
Why Rapper Akon’s African City is Not Black Panther’s Wakanda (WATCH)
*Attorney Antonio Moore discusses Black Panther and Akon City being built in the image of Wakanda in Senegal by rapper …
‘I Am A Culture Leech’: Another White ‘Africana Studies’ Professor Has Been Passing as a Black Woman (Video)
*Five years after white college instructor Rachel Dolezal was dragged kicking and screaming from her fabricated life as …
Uganda’s Blood Donors Demand Payment as Shortages Continue / Video Report
*Ambrose Ali’s son needed a blood transfusion. So Ali left his home, in the middle of a pandemic, and traveled 36 miles …
Logging Efforts on Ancestral Land Pit Community Against Economic Interests
Dr. Boli Baboule Zachée, 74, wanted to spend his retirement in his ancestral land, the Ebo Forest zone, Instead, he was …
WE REMEMBER: Former NBA All-Star Cliff ‘Uncle Cliffy’ Robinson Dies at 53
*They say celebrity deaths come in threes. Yesterday/last night, of course, we learned of the passing of actor Chadwick …
From Exile to Election: Old Foes Clash in Tanzanian Presidential Race
*Tanzania’s incumbent president John Magufuli is facing a tough opponent in his upcoming re-election bid on Oct. 28 — …
With Memories of AIDS Crisis Still Fresh, South Africa Wades Into Covid-19 Vaccine Trials
Ravaged by an AIDS epidemic that began more than three decades ago, South Africa has joined the effort to combat a …
