Faces of Africa

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18/02/2025


In 1957 - Kenyan freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi executed by hanging by the British colonial government.

13/02/2025

in 1976, Nigerian President Murtala Muhammed was assassinated in Lagos. Following his death, Major-General Olusegun Obasanjo assumed leadership as Nigeria’s military ruler.

in 1959, Felipe Jacinto Nyusi, the fourth President of Mozambique, was born in Mueda, Mozambique.
12/02/2025

in 1959, Felipe Jacinto Nyusi, the fourth President of Mozambique, was born in Mueda, Mozambique.

in 2023, South African rapper & producer Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, known as AKA, passed away in Durban, South Africa.
10/02/2025

in 2023, South African rapper & producer Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, known as AKA, passed away in Durban, South Africa.

02/08/2024

Increase of food prices in landlocked Lesotho leads Mochesane Mpali to pioneer a novel way of farming in Maseru, allowing urban inhabitants and farmers to raise food without the use of soil or arable land. This alternative farming approach, is known as hydroponic farming.

15/07/2024

This Sunday, 21st July, on Faces of Africa at 09:30 GMT only on CGTN Africa.

To all the incredible fathers and father figures throughout Africa, happy Father's Day. We honor you.
16/06/2024

To all the incredible fathers and father figures throughout Africa, happy Father's Day. We honor you.

15th June 1994 - The Lion King premiered, making a staggering $968.5 million at the Box Office.
15/06/2024

15th June 1994 - The Lion King premiered, making a staggering $968.5 million at the Box Office.

June 11th 2010 - Africa hosts the FIFA World Cup for the first time. The 19th association football world cup was opened ...
11/06/2024

June 11th 2010 - Africa hosts the FIFA World Cup for the first time. The 19th association football world cup was opened in Johannesburg, South Africa. The winner of this historic edition was Spain.

June 9th 1983 - Zimbabwe wins its first one-day cricket international, against Australia. Zimbabwe announced their arriv...
09/06/2024

June 9th 1983 - Zimbabwe wins its first one-day cricket international, against Australia. Zimbabwe announced their arrival with one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history, beating Australia by 13 runs at Trent Bridge.

23rd May 1953 Agathe Uwilingiyimana was born on this day, Agathe went on to become the first female Prime Minister in Rw...
23/05/2024

23rd May 1953 Agathe Uwilingiyimana was born on this day, Agathe went on to become the first female Prime Minister in Rwanda’s history.

22nd May 1970 - Mozambique’s future president Samora Machel becomes President of the independence party Frente de Liber...
22/05/2024

22nd May 1970 - Mozambique’s future president Samora Machel becomes President of the independence party Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Liberation Front of Mozambique), or Frelimo.

May 21st 1904 FIFA, the world governing body of association football, is founded The Fédération Internationale de Footba...
21/05/2024

May 21st 1904 FIFA, the world governing body of association football, is founded The Fédération Internationale de Football Association is responsible for the organization of the World Cup, which is one of the world's most viewed sporting events.

May 20th 1983 In South Africa, a car bomb planted by anti-Apartheid activists kills 19�The Church Street Bombing was car...
20/05/2024

May 20th 1983 In South Africa, a car bomb planted by anti-Apartheid activists kills 19�The Church Street Bombing was carried out by the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC). It was one of the bloodiest chapters in the ANC’s long and difficult struggle against racial segregation and oppression in South Africa.

17th May 1952 - In an effort to control the narrative of its response to the Mau Mau Uprising, colonial authorities in B...
17/05/2024

17th May 1952 - In an effort to control the narrative of its response to the Mau Mau Uprising, colonial authorities in British Kenya screen propaganda films in villages using trucks that carry the equipment for mobile cinemas.

15th May 2004 - South Africa is named host country for the 2010 FIFA World Cup football championship. Because the World ...
15/05/2024

15th May 2004 - South Africa is named host country for the 2010 FIFA World Cup football championship. Because the World Cup has never been held in Africa, only African countries were permitted to submit bids to host. Egypt and Morocco were strong contenders.

May 14th 1991 - Winnie Mandela is sentenced to six years in prison for her part in the kidnapping and beating of three b...
14/05/2024

May 14th 1991 - Winnie Mandela is sentenced to six years in prison for her part in the kidnapping and beating of three black youths and the death of a fourth.

13th May 2013 Swaziland bans witches flying over 150 meters – Witches flying broomsticks in Swaziland above 150m will be...
13/05/2024

13th May 2013 Swaziland bans witches flying over 150 meters – Witches flying broomsticks in Swaziland above 150m will be subjected to arrest and a hefty fine of R500 000, civil aviation authorities say, according to a report. Witches' broomsticks are considered similar to any heavier-than-air transportation device that is airborne, The Aviation authority remarked.

"A witch on a broomstick should not fly above the [150m] limit," Civil Aviation Authority marketing and corporate affairs director Sabelo Dlamini was quoted as saying. No penalties exist for witches flying below 150m.

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Increase of food prices in landlocked Lesotho leads Mochesane Mpali to pioneer a novel way of farming in Maseru, allowing urban inhabitants and farmers to raise food without the use of soil or arable land. This alternative farming approach, is known as hydroponic farming.

This Sunday, 21st July, on Faces of Africa at 09:30 GMT only on CGTN Africa.

Nyaminyami a river god held in high esteem by the Lozi and the Tonga communities. Click on this link to watch the full documentary:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf12lf3VTfU&t=336s

Nyaminyami a river god held in high esteem by the Lozi and the Tonga communities. Click on this link to watch the full documentary:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf12lf3VTfU&t=336s

Healers and Hunters of Nyae Nyae airs today at 9:30 GMT on Faces of Africa. This community is striving against the fast disappearance of their culture and way of life due to modernisation. Exclusively on CGTN AFRICA.

We have an interesting episode of Healers and Hunters of Nyae Nyae this week on Faces of Africa. This community is fighting against modernisation and the rapid extinction of their culture and way of life. Exclusively on CGTN AFRICA, Sunday, March 24th, 9:30 GMT.

Discover the heavy metal culture of Botswana with Tshomarelo "Vulture" Mosaka and his band Overthrust on Sunday, March 17, at 9:30 GMT on CGTN AFRICA.

Watch Tides of Life, an intriguing story on seaweed farming in Zanzibar, today on Faces of Africa, 9:30 GMT on CGTN.

This week on Faces of Africa, we have an intriguing story called Tides of Life about seaweed farming in Zanzibar. Exclusive to CGTN on March 10, 2024, at 9:30 GMT

Watch Faces of Africa documentary titled, Pieces of a Puzzle, today at 09:30 GMT

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