(3 mins read) On the 7th December 2020, Kibiwott Kandie, a Kenyan athlete, set a new world record for the half marathon in a race in Valencia. Kandie was a flashing 29 seconds faster than the previous record set by compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor in Copenhagen last year. The 24-year-old won by five seconds from Uganda‘s…
(5 mins read) Senegalese football hero Papa Bouba Diop, who died on November the 29th has now been buried at a private ceremony at his birthplace near Dakar. Several of his former teammates attended his ceremony on Friday the 4th of December. They wore the shirts of the national team bearing his name, and his…
(3 mins read) Despite the global pandemic, South Africa‘s economy is said to have grown by 13.5% between July and September this year. This growth comes after a 17% contraction in the second quarter of the year, which has been put down to measures imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus. That was the fourth…
(3 mins read) George Weah, A former Chelsea football player and Liberia‘s president has called for a referendum about shortening presidential terms from six to five years and allowing citizens to have dual nationality. Hundreds of thousands of Liberians are thought to reside overseas, having fled war and poverty. Under the current law, Liberians living in the diaspora acquiring…
(15 mins read) Africa, though probably one of the most diverse continents in the world, is home to 54 countries and multiple independent territories, but many people, especially those who’ve never been to the continent often group the whole continent as one place. Safety is a big concern especially when thinking about your next travel…
(5 mins read) In October, protestors against police brutality in Nigeria used online platforms to raise awareness of and call for the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a police unit set up to protect the people but is infamous for extorting people, extrajudicial killings, rape, torture and more. Read more here. The hashtag…
(5 mins read) Mass protests have erupted in Angola, Luanda against police brutality in the country. For decades the county has suffered at the hands of corruption and police brutality and during the pandemic things have gotten much worse. During protests on November 11th, Angola’s Independence Day, thousands of heavily armed police and plainclothes officers…
(5 mins read) Zimbabwe, 3 years on from former leader Robert Mugabe, has unfortunately become worse for the majority of Zimbabweans. With record-high unemployment, rife corruption and hyperinflation, and poverty, Zimbabwe may again be on the brink of collapse. So what are the main issues currently facing the country? Economic Ibbo Mandaza, the head of…
(3 mins read) Kampala, the capital of Uganda has erupted with protests over the past few days due to the government’s decision to arrest singer and opposition party leader Bobi Wine (Robert Kyagulanyi). The Security Minister, Elly Tumwine has commented on the protests saying that “Police have a right to shoot protesters dead if they…
(3 mins read) The Ghana must go is an iconic bag used across west Africa. the history behind their name derived from the migration of alot of illegal migrants of mainly Ghanaian decent in 1983. The president of Nigeria at the time, abruptly issued an executive order mandating illegal immigrants to leave the country. This…