The Truth About Rhodesia
Rhodesia’s story isn’t what you’ve been told — and today, it’s barely mentioned at all. For 15 years, the world poured its energy into erasing Rhodesia from the map. But once it was gone, silence. Zimbabwe, like so many “decolonised” African nations, soon collapsed into…
Electrically Charged Rocks Found In The Congo
Miners in Congo have discovered electrically charged rocks.
A Day in The Life of a Dictator: Idi Amin Dada
“People were scared of him, and also he was scared of the people,” says Babby Salamshyda of her father, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada. One of the people who provoked Amin’s fear was a member of his own family who planned to overthrow him. The…
Voodoo Believers Explain What People Get Wrong About Their Faith
Voodoo is an ancient but misunderstood religion practiced by millions worldwide. Meaning ‘spirit’ in the Fon language, the religion centers around nature worship and communing with ancestral spirits. It’s often stereotyped in pop culture, adding to the fear and mysticism around it but even in its…
Children being beheaded in Mozambique, aid group says
A leading aid agency says that children as young as 11 are being beheaded in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province. One mother told Save the Children she had to watch her 12-year-old son killed in this way close to where she was hiding with her other…
War crimes feared in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
Fighting between Ethiopian government forces and rebellious northern leaders could spiral out of control and war crimes may have been committed, the United Nations said on Friday, as repercussions spread around the volatile Horn of Africa. The 10-day conflict in Tigray region has killed hundreds, sent refugees flooding into Sudan,…
“Black People Are Not Allowed In China”
After five Nigerians tested positive for COVID-19 in Guangzhou, China, the government ordered all residents of African descent to quarantine for 14 days, a move that led to businesses and landlords to issue evictions and bans that many in the African community said were based on discrimination….
Angola And DR Congo Have Had More Forest Fires Than The Amazon
The Amazon rainforest has been a huge point of concern recently as forest fires are currently tearing through the area, however it’s not the only place suffering as even more blazes have been recorded in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Last week,…
LIONS FEAST ON THREE POACHERS AT SOUTH AFRICAN NATURE RESERVE
This come-to-blows occurred on the Sibuya Game Reserve Kenton-on-Sea in Eastern Province, South Africa. Staff at the park found hunting rifles with silencer, wire cutters and an axe used to cut rhino horns at the bloody scene. A helicopter was brought in to search for…
SHIRT, the Man Behind Bootleg Nike x adidas Merch, Drops “Woman Is God”
Queens rapper SHIRT partners with tastemakers HighSnobiety to debut the thought-provoking visual “WOMEN IS GOD” from his album Pure Beauty. “WOMAN IS GOD” was filmed in Freetown, Sierra Leone and various surrounding provinces this past year. SHIRT spent ten days exploring the region, having conversations, and…
