Did you know The South African Reserve Bank is the oldest bank in Africa?
The South African Reserve Bank was established in 1921 and is the oldest bank on the African continent. It first opened for business on June 30, 1921, and issued its…
Did you know Aheu Kudum Deng from South Sudan is the world’s tallest beauty queen?
Aheu Deng is a beauty queen and fashion model from South Sudan. She won the title of Miss Earth South Sudan 2009 at the annual beauty pageant, organized by South…
Maria Lourdes Mutol, a legendary athlete from Mozambique
Maria de Lurdes Mutola, born in 1972 in Maputo, is a Mozambican athlete specializing in mid-distance races, including 800 meters. Also called the “Maputo Express”, Mutola is the only Mozambican…
Did you know Ali Neffati is the first cyclist from Africa to participate in the Tour de France?
The Tour de France is an annual men’s multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France. Ali Neffati was a Tunisian professional cyclist between 1913 and 1930. He participated in…
Ghana’s Alex Dodoo Wins Unanimous Backing to Lead Africa’s Standards Body
The Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority, Prof. Alexander Dodoo is the unanimous choice of the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) to serve as president of the intergovernmental body. The…
Melanin Is The Most Supreme Substance In The Universe And We’re Made Of It
A Phenomena is “a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.” Is not melanin a “fact or situation that…
Did you know Rawan Dakik is the youngest African woman to climb Mt Everest?
Tanzania’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism has on Friday June 11, named Rawan Dakik a Tourism Ambassador. Ms Dakik, 20, is the first Tanzanian woman and youngest African to…
Did you know the woman on the 50 Ghana Pesewas coin was a political activist, a devout feminist & the chief financier of the CPP?
It takes great work and achievements for anybody, particularly a woman in a male-dominated world to win a place on a national currency. Many have seen the image on the…
Did you know former Tanzanian President Dr. Jakaya Kikwete is the first African to chair Global Partnership for Education board?
Global Partnership for Education (GPE) is a multi-stakeholder partnership and funding platform, that wishes to boost education systems in developing countries. In 2013, Julia Gillard, former Australian Prime Minister, was…
Tsitsi Dangarembga, Zimbabwean multiple award-winning novelist
Tsitsi Dangarembga was born on 4 February 1959 in the small town of Mutoko, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where her parents taught at the nearby mission school. Her mother was…
Did you know George T Sampson Developed America’s First Automatic Clothes Dryer?
In 1892, George T Sampson developed and patented America’s first automatic clothes dryer. Like many other entrepreneurs, Sampson did not invent the item that made his reputation. Dryers of sorts…
Amadou Hampate Ba, Malian influential scholar in the 20th Century
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (c. 1900-1991) was a well-known Malian diplomat and author of the last half of the twentieth century. His fiction and non-fiction books in French are widely respected…
Hauwa Ibrahim, an International Human Rights and Sharia Law Lawyer.
Hauwa Ibrahim is an International Human Rights and Sharia Law Lawyer. A senior partner at Aries Law Firm, working as a lead attorney with a team devoted to the cause…
Did you know Hazel Scott was the first African-American woman to host her own television show?
Hazel Scott a pianist and jazz singer who was also an outspoken critic of racial discrimination and segregation. In the summer of 1950, Scott made history as the first African-American…
Naomi Mata’afa first female prime minister of the Independent State of Samoa
Prime Minister Mata’afa is a hardworking and seasoned politician, and now is the first female Prime Minister of Samoa. She served her country since 1985. She was first elected to…
Did you know Joseph Winters invented the Fire Escape Ladders?
Joseph Winters was an important African American inventor. He invented a wagon-mounted fire escape ladder for the city of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, a device that could save countless lives in the…
Dr Kike Moronkeji creator of Gidi Box Office streaming platform
Dr Kike Moronkeji is an Entrepreneur, and an Engineer who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gidi Box Office, a new streaming and distribution platform that offers convenient…
Did you know Powell Johnson invented the first Eye Protectors?
Powell Johnson was a child psychiatrist who was also an important figure in the Civil Rights Movement and was one of the first African-American women to attain tenure at Harvard…
Did you know the Ceremonial Enclosure of Khasekhemwy in Egypt is the oldest mud-brick structure in the world?
It is located in Hierakonpolis, the Predynastic capital of Upper Egypt which grew to prominence in the mid-third millennium B.C. The Ceremonial Enclosure of Khasekhemwy was built by King Khasekhemwy,…
Sihle Magubane, owner of South Africa’s only Black-owned coffee brand
Sihle Magubane is the founder of South Africa’s first Black-owned coffee brand. The entrepreneur founded Sihle’s Brew in 2012 after years of being a barista, working for some of the…