Africa
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece and Africa Share Long History
Africans and Ancient Greeks had long, rich history together often reflected in the depiction of Africa in Ancient Greek art. The first contact between Greeks and Africans was sometime during the Bronze Age. At this time, the Minoan culture...
Ancient Greece
Egyptian Shipwreck Proves Ancient Greek Historian Herodotus Right
An ancient shipwreck proves the Greek historian Herodotus was correct about the observations he made about Egyptian vessels nearly twenty-five centuries ago, archaeologists said recently.
The shipwreck, discovered in the Nile River near the ancient, and now sunken, city of...
Africa
Cyrene: The Stunning Ancient Greek City of Libya
Cyrene was an ancient Greek and later Roman city in Libya. It was the oldest and most important of the five Greek cities in the region.
Politics
BRICS Announces Enlargement at Johannesburg Summit
The BRICS alliance just announced its enlargement to include Ethiopia, Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE this morning.
The alliance (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), was founded in 2010 in order to create an economic discussion that...
Archaeology
Humans and Neanderthals “Lived Together” 50,000 Years Ago
New research from an Israeli archaeological dig has proven that modern humans and Neanderthals lived together some 50,000 years ago.
Africa
Musk Condemns South African Political Song on White Farmers
Elon Musk has taken to what was formerly known as Twitter to slam the use of the EFF's (Economic Freedom Fighters) anthem "Kill the Boer, kill the white farmer" on Saturday. In occasion of the tenth anniversary of the...
Africa
Bird Feared Extinct Spotted First Time After 24 Years
After 24 years of not being seen, the Dusky Tetraka bird was recently rediscovered in northeastern Madagascar. The small bird has an olive and yellow throat and moves around on the ground.
A team from The Peregrine Fund's Madagascar Program...
Africa
US Citizen Held Hostage in Africa for 6 Years is Freed
The Biden administration announced on Monday that Jeff Woodke, a US citizen, had been released after six years as a hostage in Africa. The American aid worker was abducted by militants in West Africa in 2016.
The release of Jeff...
Crime
Global Cocaine Production Reaches Record Levels
A recent report reveals that global cocaine production has reached an all-time high as demand surges following Covid lockdowns.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported a 35% increase in coca cultivation from 2020 to 2021, resulting...
Africa
A Hippopotamus Swallowed and Spat Out Two-Year-Old Child Alive
A rogue hippopotamus in southwestern Uganda, attacked and swallowed half the body of a two-year-old child but miraculously spat him out while still alive.
According to a statement from the Uganda police force, the little boy identified as Iga Paul...