A WOMAN’S WAR TO SAVE THE CHEETAHS
BY PROFESSOR JEFFREY FADIMAN “Lente?” Her mother’s voice was soft. “Wake up! Would you like to be a mama. . .to a cheetah baby?” Lente Schuermann, South Africa born, was … Read More
Category: Special Reports
Marriage could be good for your health – unless you’re bisexual
BY HUI LIU AND NING HSIEH Is marriage good for you? A large number of studies show that married people enjoy better health than unmarried people, such as lower rates of … Read More
The African football TV blackout could last for a while
BY CHUKA ONWUMECHILI The governing body for soccer in Africa, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has cancelled its media and marketing rights agreement with French company, Lagardère Sports and Entertainment. The impact has been … Read More
ExpressVPN and HP Provides Ample Protection to Laptop Users in New Partnership
A GUEST POST BY Users of select HP products now have the privilege to enjoy digital data protection from a pre-installed VPN connection from ExpressVPN. This is after HP, … Read More
African scientists are punching above their weight and changing the world
BY JOHN BUTLER-ADAM Over the past five years, Africa’s contributions to the world’s research –- that is, new knowledge –- have varied from a low of 0.7% to the present … Read More
How a white American woman “adopted” 97 African children for life
BY PROFESSOR JEFF FADIMAN The small, shy Tanzanian boy was four; easily old enough to understand the next words of his father. Father and son stood together, facing India Howell, … Read More
Initiation wrestling in Togo
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE BAT Evala, an initiation ritual, is a crucial stage in the growth of the young man in the Kabyè ethnic group in Togo, West Africa. In the Kozah … Read More
Despite losing the 2019 U.S. open tennis, Serena is still the greatest of all times
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU Despite losing to Canadian rising tennis star Bianca Andreescu this evening 3-6, 5-7 in the women’s final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Serena Williams, once the reigning champion … Read More
How women can go the full nine months without knowing they’re pregnant
BY HELEN CHEYNE It is a “notorious fact”, one so commonly accepted and obvious it requires no evidence to support it in a court of law, that every woman knows when … Read More
Congo’s Agape Ngoma-Ibinga discusses man-woman relations in the Congo
BY JOHN MUKENDI Agapé Ngoma-Ibinga, 33, a Gospel singer credited with two albums, teaches singing techniques in an orphanage. But one could say that she came to music by chance, although … Read More