Africa is on the move as South Sudan’s first female pilot Aluel Bol Aluenge has risen to the position of captain with major American airline company Delta Air Lines after working with Ethiopian Airlines and FlyDubai. 34-year-old Aluel Bol was celebrated in 2011 subsequent to finishing an aeronautics training in the United States with the help of the South Sudanese government. “I …
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Story of the Yoruba metal Art of the Mediaeval Age – A World Class Civilization
Yoruba Metal Art: There is well-documented evidence that iron smelting and forging technologies may have existed in West Africa as early as the 6th century BC among the Nok people of Nigeria. Iron technology appears to have played a critical role in the fundamental social assets that fuelled the growth of significant centralized civilizations in the West African region between …
Read More »Kevin Hart facing criticism in Egypt after saying Ancient Egyptians were blacks
Kevin Hart may have found himself in the crosshairs of cancel culture again. The comedy box office star is currently globetrotting on his “Reality Check” comedy tour. On Dec. 9, he announced that he will be bringing the show to Cairo, Egypt. The performance is scheduled to take place at the Cairo Indoor Stadium on Feb. 21. It will mark the …
Read More »The Role of Cosmetics & Makeup in Ancient Egypt
Because of the harsh weather in some parts of Africa, people had to use ointments and other cosmetics to look good and protect themselves. From the Egyptians in the north to the Himba people in Namibia in the east. Ancient Egyptians didn’t have a choice about whether or not to wear makeup. For Egyptians living in the 21st century, makeup …
Read More »Mbappe played for France after he was required to pay Cameroon before playing for them
The father of France striker Kylian Mbappe has recounted the events that led to his son being forced to play for “Les Blues” rather than Cameroon. The father blamed the Cameroonian Football Association for the corruption. Despite being born in Paris to a Cameroonian father named Wilfried and an Algerian mother, Mbappe attempted to play Senior National Team Football for …
Read More »Mali in West Africa was the richest Empire on Earth in the 14th century
Some of the richest men in the world today are tech billionaires and business leaders from the West and China. However, the title of “richest man who ever lived” goes to a little-known ancient ruler from a part of the world that is more often associated with poverty than with unimaginable wealth. Mansa Musa was the king of the large …
Read More »Senegal’s Khaby Lame becomes FIFA World Cup 2022 Brand Ambassador
Senegalese TikTok star, Khaby Lame has been announced as the Qatar national Bank’s official FIFA World Cup brand ambassador throughout the tournament. The Qatar National Bank is one of the largest financial institution in the Middle East. Khaby, who has over 150 million followers on Tiktok and over 80 million followers on Instagram will have a “dreaming big” themed television …
Read More »Khoisan people of South Africa were the most populous humans on Earth
The Khoisan, a native group in Namibia, may have been the majority of people on Earth for a long time, maybe even for the last 150,000 years. The number of Khoisan people went down around 22,000 years ago and again when European colonialists came to Africa in the 17th century. Geneticists did a new study that was published in Nature …
Read More »Ancient South Africans used fire to roast meat a million years ago
It is still one of the facts supporting the claim that early humans in Africa two million years ago used fire. Despite being an unintentional discovery, archaeologists say the Wonderwerk Cave has revealed new information about how early humans controlled fire. The layers of soil excavated by Boston University researchers over millions of years revealed that the early men were …
Read More »2Pac refused to collaborate with Micheal Jackson after alleged disrespect
About 15 years before the era of social media, in the 1990s, there was a veil of mystery surrounding some of the biggest musical artists of that time. Two late pop icons, late rap legend Tupac Shakur and the sadly missed King Of Pop himself Michael Jackson, have been the subject of intense rumors. One in particular claims that 2Pac …
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