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The true story of America’s sundown towns, which forbade Black people from entering after dark. The HBO series Lovecraft Country, which references the dark and racist history of the United States, drew a lot of attention to “sundown towns” last August. According to the series, three Black travelers drive through 1950s America and arrive in a sundown town, where they are immediately pulled over by a cop, which is based on a novel of the same name. If they don’t leave before sundown, the cop threatens them with death. The scene resurrected debates about the tumultuous history of sundown towns…
The kidnapping of sailors has been the trend in West Africa. The West African coastline is a long stretch of water spread from Mauritania to Guinea. These waters are habitats not only to numerous species of fish but whales, dolphins, and seals as well. The coast is also a feeding ground for migrating birds. Various coastline communities are living along the coastline of West Africa. Most of these communities mainly depend on the practice of fishing as a source of income. Recent sailor attacks For sailors, however, who dare go out into the sea, they do so hardly knowing the…
Edo is a state that is situated in the south-south part of Nigeria. In the precolonial days, Edo state was referring to as the Benin kingdom, one of the oldest, strongest, and most influential kingdoms. Their original name before the pre-colonial days is Igodomigodo with Ogiso (King of the Sky) as the ruler. The kingdom had developed systems and well self-sustained until it was annexed by the British Empire in 1987. The British force, razed and burned the city, destroyed it and carted away it treasured artifacts. The Oba of Benin Palace: It is the most sacred and prestigious place…
Yоu probably know many реорlе whо hаvе bееn tо Europe оr Amеriса, but how many do уоu know that hаvе bееn to Afriса? Afriсаn соuntriеѕ rаrеlу tаkе a place in реорlе’ѕ dream dеѕtinаtiоnѕ. Mауbе it’ѕ because уоu imagine a desert, unbearably hоt climate, and dеhуdrаtiоn. Yоu’vе seen tоо many mоviеѕ оf реорlе bеing lоѕt in thе dеѕеrt, hаvеn’t уоu? In rеаlitу, however, Afriса’ѕ lаndѕсареѕ and wildlife аrе ѕо divеrѕе thаt аn аdvеnturоuѕ trаvеllеr muѕt dеfinitеlу add fеw оf itѕ destinations on thеir liѕt. Think аbоut it: bоth the lаrgеѕt аnd tallest land аnimаlѕ соmе frоm Afriса. Wouldn’t уоu love tо…
The power to pass laws in Rwanda has been granted to President Paul Kagame. Once a proposed recent amendment act is enacted, the Rwandan Parliament will have no part in the setting up or dissolution of state agencies. The President can wake up any day and create a state agency under new reforms. This may dissolve every entity with similar authority without a specific examination, as it seems appropriate. Many supported it. Those who had the large percentage swallowing their heads said they believed one branch of government, the executive, will accumulate full control. Rather, Parliament would have just the…
This week France looks to reconcile with Rwanda and Africa by acknowledging they played a role during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. In a show that they remain true to accomplishing this, France has agreed to open its archives from the period to the public. The gesture will allow many who did not know of France`s role in the genocide to realize the country did participate and it was a monumental failure. Report on the Rwandan genocide A report published in March this year had concluded that French authorities remained blind to the preparations for genocide. According to the report, the…
Although some countries around the world seem to succeed in flattening pandemic curve, Africa still has a long way. Consequently, African policymakers have to consider lessons from other nations. Firstly, they have to implement a pandemic policy decree to inoculate the African economy during the current situation and the future. Sure, such a manifesto will assemble all the available policy arms. For instance, this requires more effort in health, financial, fiscal monetary, labor markets, industries, environment, and regional integration policies. Public health is where to start in the first place because of the global health security index. The rank shows…
More than 300 students went missing after armed men attacked and abducted schoolboys from the Government Science Secondary School on Friday night. At the time of the attack, the boys` school in Kankara housed more than 600 students studying at the institution. When the gunmen attacked, the school police engaged them in a gunfight, allowing at least half the learners to scale the school’s fence and run for safety. Abducted Schoolboys Taken to Zango/Paula Forest Parents who still haven’t seen their kids grow with anxiety as they have been missing for three days now. Parents to the hundreds of children…
Ugandans Feast and Trade Whereas other countries in Africa are dreading the locust epidemic, Ugandans are looking forward to eating and selling them as they do ants and grasshoppers in Kampala. Insects are a source of income to Ugandans, and they come in specific seasons. The people of this region eat them fried, boiled, roasted, steamed among other recipes. Meanwhile, locusts will suffer the same fate as hoppers since they are nutritious. Ugandans are already frying, boiling, roasting, and pounding the dried locusts into powder for consumption. Though they are hard to digest, the entrepreneurs are pounding them to powder.…
The new rebel leader in the Central African Republic is François Bozizé. The Coalition of Patriots for Change, led by the former president, Bozize, has formally taken over the reins. On Saturday, CPC spokesman Serge Bozanga said the former head of state had agreed to the “call” of the CPC’s six armed groups, which “asked him to take the lead” of the coalition as general coordinator. The CPC was formed in December 2020, in the run-up to the presidential election, and brings together six of the most powerful rebel groups in the Central African Republic, which control two-thirds of the…
