#AFRICA

machine gun Kele

kelechnekoff

Today I’ve decided that I’m going to insult this quintessential Christmas song that plays every year in the UK and I’m astounded that it hasn’t been thrown away yet. Band

Jacob Serebrin

jacobserebrin

Since it's #CanadaDay, I'm drinking Carling Black Label, South Africa's most popular beer and a beer that originated in Canada. So how did a relatively obscure Canadian beer become South

:Billy-Don :I-AM

ValiantThor12

1) If you've followed me a bit then you've probably realized I dig Ancient Truth. Here's another one of those really knowledge nuggets!I've done threads on the Giant Trees of

Insufferable Homosexual Communist☭

Kayode__ani

In 1996, there was a measles & meningitis outbreak in Nigeria. Pfizer, actually founded by wealthy European settlers, came to Kano & without informed consent, used hundreds of sick children

🇪🇹Princess Garnet Respecter🇪🇹

RikKanyeWest

A few people have asked why I turned on the NBA and I think it's a good time to talk about why I hate it nowI haven't turned on the

John McDermott

johnpmcdermott

Just filed my last piece of the year. Bloody knackered but I feel so lucky to do this job. Among other things, in 2020 I’ve reported on:— How African politics

Eva Constantaras

EvaConstantaras

Should @nytopinion talk about #docolonizingaid w/o talking about #decolonizingjournalism?https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/opinion/africa-foreign-aid-philanthropy.html?referringSource=articleShare How many of the reporters on there interna

Rauðgrani ᚱᛆᚢᚦᚴᚱᛆᚿᛁ

GraniRau

I heard "imperialism", "colonization, and "violence". Kind of flattering, really.Have people ever heard anything about Africa's history? Regional or more widescale. You will find colonization(fancy word for ethn

Moina Spooner

Samooner

Facebook is blocking content from The Conversation Africa. - .@TC_Africa. (1)Facebook has blocked access to news websites for its Australian users in response to the legislation to force it to

Kate Mackenzie

kmac

1) THE CARBON CYCLE IS NOT A SIMPLE MACHINE 2) NEITHER ARE THE ECOSYSTEMS THAT IT SUPPORTShttps://twitter.com/AlexSteffen/status/1359290932030410754 Yeah, it makes neat economic sense to get rich countries to pay big

SighCastle

JDseanisBackp3

Look up the Green Sahara and the Sahel belt you'll get a clue to you're answer. Although a lot of west african ppl aren't from west african, as the area

Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu

uwagbale_

For the sake of jollof rice we need to talk about how teachers in African schools keep telling their students the botanical name of rice is Oryza Sativa while actually

Joe Bassey

Joe__Bassey

Indigenous people of Australia Link to Africa____Australia was the home to over 400 aborigine tribes. A genetic study showed that Australian people may have left Africa up to 75,000 years

Xavi Ruiz

xruiztru

𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 of Africa maps and its evolution through history.1. The earliest obtainable map of the whole continent of Africa: Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia (1545) 2. "Africae Tabula Nova" by Abraham Ortelius

Friendless Churches

friendschurches

In 1746 in West Africa, a child is playing on the banks of a stream. He's trying to catch a moorhen. It sounds picturesque, but within seconds this little boy

Royal Suitor

royal_suitor

“Britain’s treatment of the Windrush generation and attitude to its colonial past means it is struggling to retain the same influence across the African continent as China, a cross-party group

By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.