There are two countries in Africa that are considered by some scholars to never have been colonized: Liberia and Ethiopia. The truth, however, is much more complex and open to debate. Read More
National Women's Day is a South African public holiday celebrated annually on 9 August. The day commemorates the 1956 women march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to petition against the country's pass laws. Read More
What appears to be a major deformity of the skull is considered a symbol of great beauty and social standing in the society by the Mangbetu people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read More
The Republic of South Africa does not have a single capital city. Instead, it is one of a few countries in the world that divides its governmental powers among three of its major cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein. Read More
Goodwill Zwelithini (14 July 1948 – 12 March 2021), the 72-year-old king of the Zulu nation in South Africa, was laid to rest at a private ceremony shrouded in secrecy and attended only by a select group of royal men in the early hours of morning on . Read More
