The basketball, and sporting world has lost a giant with the death of legend Kobe Bryant, who perished in a helicopter crash.To remember Bryant, we celebrate...
Zimbabwe and Africa have lost an anti-colonial and liberation hero with the passing of former President Robert Mugabe (95). A colossal, brave and charismatic yet divisive...
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was a revolutionary, a freedom fighter and a strong believer in the economic freedom of black South Africans. Here are ten quotes that give...
For 67 years Nelson Rolinhlanhla Mandela devoted his life to the service of humanity. The first democratically elected President of South Africa was born on this...
Today we celebrate an African literary giant Ben Okri. Okri, a Nigerian poet and novelist is considered one of the foremost African authors in the post-modern...
Cuban revolutionary Comandante Fidel Castro passed away on Nov. 25, 2016, from natural causes at the age of 90. We remember Castro through 10 of his most...
Today the people of Mozambique commemorate the anniversary of the death of founding President Samora Machel. Africa pays tribute to Machel, and to celebrate the legacy...
Fake quotes misattributed to Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe have gone viral across the Africa. Hundreds of them are shared on social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook...
Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on 17 January 1942 has passed away aged 74. Ali died yesterday, 3 June 2016 after a 32-year battle...
The U.S. Treasury has announced that Harriet Tubman abolitionist, women's rights advocate and freedom fighter, will feature on the front of the new $20 bill, replacing...