The Cowrie: Looking Into The Eye Of Africa’s Cultural Past And Present Heritage
Cowrie: Trading has its humble beginnings from the days of a trade by a batter which prompted the story of…
Badagry Slave Route: Slaves passed these 5 notable stops on their journey of no return
Over the course of three centuries, more than 500,000 africans were sold into slavery through Badagry’s coast. From the 16th…
How Early Humans Survived the Ice Age
The most recent ice age peaked between 24,000 and 21,000 years ago, when vast ice sheets covered North America and northern Europe,…
500-year-old skulls with facial modification unearthed in Gabon
Men and women living in West Central Africa 500 years ago dramatically changed their looks by removing their front teeth,…
Jehan Sadat: Meet Egypt’s first lady who transformed women’s rights
Jehan Sadat was sitting in the stands, just a few metres away from her husband, when gunmen opened fire at…
You should not do any of these while visiting the Oba’s palace in Benin
The Oba’s palace in Benin is one of the most popular attractions in Africa. The Royal Palace of the Oba…
CUBISM HISTORY: THE FIRST ERA OF CUBISM
Cubism is an artistic movement, created by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, which employs geometric shapes in depictions of human…
What do you know about Galileo Galilei?
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) is considered the father of modern science and made major contributions to the fields of physics, astronomy,…
History of St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre shocked the world on February 14, 1929, when Chicago’s North Side erupted in gang violence.…