Renowned scientist and biologist Ameenah Gurib-Fakim was last week endorsed by the Mauritian Parliament to be the first female president of the African island
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Arts, Culture and Sport Meet Niger’s beautiful Wodaabe people
The Wodaabe or Bororoare people are proud traditionally nomadic cattle-herders and traders from a small subgroup of the Fulani ethnic group who are scattered across the sub-Saharan Sahelian steppe in Niger, West Africa
Lifestyle The ruins of Leptis Magna, Libya
Leptis Magna was enlarged and embellished by Septimius Severus, who was born there and later became emperor. It was one of the most beautiful cities of the Roman Empire, with its imposing public monuments, harbour, market-place, storehouses, shops and residential districts
Politics and Society Burkina Faso exhume Thomas Sankara remains
The grave of military captain, Marxist revolutionary, pan-Africanist, feminist and former President of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara, is being exhumed in Burkina Faso after the country’s transitional government reopened the case of his unresolved murder as part of an investigation into his 1987 assassination
Lifestyle Zimbabwe reportedly the biggest condom consumer in the world
Zimbabwe has been labelled the highest consumer of condoms in the world, the National Aids Council has revealed. A safe sex practice which has helped the reduction of HIV infections in the country
Lifestyle Rwanda ranked 3rd greenest destination in the world
Rwanda has made history and Africa proud after it was ranked the third greenest country worldwide by an international travel guide for adventurous travellers, World Travel Guide
Politics and Society South African residents vow to protect foreigners
A group of South African residents has made headlines for positive reasons after they publicly vowed to protect foreign nationals living in their location
African identities 5 inspirational Gabonese women
To celebrate Gabon’s nationa Women’s Day we will be profiling inspiring Gabonese women who have have made a difference by standing up tall to be seen, heard and counted. We also would like to take this opportunity to salute all the Gabonese women who continue to work hard behind the scenes. We see you and we respect your hustle!
Politics and Society Malawian families demand £100m reparations from UK
Survivors and families of 51 deceased Malawian Freedom fighters have petitioned the Malawian government to seek reparations for British soldiers’ 1959 ‘unjustified killings’ and torture on Malawian nationals