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30/05/2022

"He who wants to be famous will have many a sleepless night."- Tunisian Proverb

30/05/2022

The Ethiopian Bible is the oldest and most complete bible on earth.

Written in Ge'ez an ancient dead language of Ethiopia, it's nearly 800 years older than the King James Version and contains over 100 books.

30/05/2022

On this day in 1942, Japanese submarines launched an attack on the Diego Suarez naval base off Madagascar.

This attack was in support of the beleaguered Vichy French Forces that were attempting to repulse a combined invasion by British and South African troops.

30/05/2022

Did you know?

Tunisia is one of the world’s top olive oil producers.

Tunisia’s olive oil exports account for 40% of its agricultural exports and 10% of total exports and about 60-70% of Tunisia’s olive oil is exported to the European Union.

30/05/2022

Top investment attractive countries in Africa;

Egypt🇪🇬
Morocco🇲🇦
South Africa🇿🇦
Rwanda🇷🇼
Botswana🇧🇼
Ghana🇬🇭
Mauritius🇲🇺
Côte d’Ivoire
Kenya🇰🇪
Tanzania🇹🇿

30/05/2022

Tunisia's President Kais Saied has announced July 25 as the day for a referendum on a new constitution.

Last week law professor Sadok Belaid was appointed to head an advisory committee that included law and political science deans, to draft a new constitution for a "new republic", excluding political parties from restructuring the political system.

27/05/2022

Sibebe Rock is one of southern Africa's most impressive geological features and the world's largest granite dome.

It is a three-billion-year-old volcanic slab which rises to 1,488m and covers some 16,500ha.

27/05/2022

Did you know?

Many advances in metallurgy and tool-making were made across ancient Africa.

These included steam engines, metal chisels and saws, copper and iron tools and weapons, nails, glue, carbon steel and bronze weapons and art in places like Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda.

27/05/2022

"Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed."- Mwai Kibaki,Former president of Kenya

27/05/2022

Africa's most popular Historical Men;

1. Kwame Nkrumah
2. Thomas Sankara
3. Nelson Mandela
4. Julius Nyerere
5. Patrice Lumumba
6. Haile Selassie
7. John Garang
8. Muammar Gaddafi
9. Jomo Kenyatta
10. Idi Amin Dada

27/05/2022

On this day in 1963, Jomo Kenyatta was elected Kenya’s first Prime Minister following the country’s independence from Britain.

In 1964 he became the first President of the Republic of Kenya.

26/05/2022

Did you know?

Uganda is richly endowed with abundant energy resources, which are fairly distributed throughout the country.

These include hydropower, biomass, solar, geothermal, peat and fossil fuels.

The energy resource potential of the country includes an estimated 2,000 MW of hydro power, 450 MW of geothermal, 1,650 MW of biomass cogeneration, 460 million tons of biomass standing stock with a sustainable annual yield of 50 million tons, an average of 5.1 kWh/m2 of solar energy, and about 800 MW of peat.

26/05/2022

A walking man builds no kraal.- African Proverb

26/05/2022

African Countries whose constitutions provide legal protection for freedom of speech;

1. Senegal
2. Egypt
3. Eritrea
4. Malawi
5. Mauritania
6. Nigeria
7. Sierra Leone
8. Somalia
9. South Africa
10.South Sudan
11.Sudan
12.Tunisia
13. Zimbabwe

26/05/2022

On this day in 1948, Apartheid became an official policy in South Africa.

After the National Party gained power in South Africa in 1948, its all-white government immediately began enforcing existing policies of racial segregation.

26/05/2022

Belgium is set to return a "relic" of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the former Belgian colony who was assassinated in 1961, to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at an official ceremony in Brussels on 20 June.

A hero of independence in June 1960, Patrice Lumumba became the first Prime Minister of the former Belgian Congo (former Zaire, now the DRC) and was overthrown a few months later in a coup d'état.

He was executed on 17 January 1961 along with two brothers-in-arms by separatists from the Katanga region, with the support of mercenaries from the former colonial power.

His body, dissolved in acid, has never been found, and the restitution of this "relic" should make it possible to finally erect a "memorial" in his honour in Kinshasa.

25/05/2022

Ever wondered Why the United states of Africa failed leading to the formation of the OAU. Watch video below to learn more about the formation of OAU.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIt6XomyVZw

In May 1963, thirty-two independent African States, with genuine hopes and visions for the continent of Africa, came together in Addis Ababa, the capital of ...

25/05/2022

Africa Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Site of the First OAU Meeting, 1963

25/05/2022

Did you know?

The oldest known mine on archaeological record is the “Lion Cavern” in Swaziland, which radiocarbon dating shows to be about 43,000 years old.

25/05/2022

Founded by 32 countries, On 25 May, 1963, the first African organization after independence OAU was formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

When its Charter was adopted in 1963, OAU was committed to helping bring about change and freedom across African Countries and restore dignity of Africans.

25/05/2022

The 25th May, now celebrated as Africa Day, marks the beginning of a quest for the unity of the continent and for the political and economic emancipation of its people as well as co-operation among them. Its origin lies in the collective African resistance to colonialism and economic exploitation.

Africa day provides an opportunity to celebrate the socio-economic achievements of the continent.

25/05/2022

Today we celebrate Africa's strong cultural identity and common heritage.

HAPPY AFRICA DAY 2022

24/05/2022

Phophonyane falls, Eswatini

24/05/2022

"We must learn to live the African way. It's the only way to live in freedom and with dignity" - Thomas Sankara

24/05/2022

Top 10 African Countries with Improved Healthcare Systems;

1. South Africa
2. Tunisia
3. Kenya
4. Algeria
6. Egypt
7. Morocco
8. Rwanda
9. Tanzania
10. Zambia

Source: Health Care Index

20/05/2022

"Patience puts a crown on the head."- African Proverb

20/05/2022

After making history as the first-ever AFCON female Centre referee, Rwanda’s Salima Mukansanga has been selected as one of the 3 female match officials appointed by FIFA to officiate at the forthcoming men’s World Cup finals in Qatar.

20/05/2022

Established in 1962 with headquarters in Senegal, The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) is the central issuing institution of the member states of the West African Monetary Union such as Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and Togo.