Why is Queen Makeda, Queen of Sheba is being whitewashed?

Considering many people have been taught slavery and colonialism as the major African history, it has become almost hard to convince people, Africa had history before slavery and colonialism, and it was history of glory. Denying people their real history is denying them self confidence to steer ahead in future. Anta Diop tried to […]
Diagne Mbaye, Senegalese soldier who died to save thousands lives in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide

In 1994, a plane carrying Juvenal Habyarimana, the then Rwandese president and Ciprien Ntaryamira, president of Burundi was shot down close to the airport in Kigali Rwanda. The assassinations of these presidents raised the already worse tensions between the majority Hutu and the minority Tutsi. The chain of reactions followed thereafter. In a span of […]
Kandake Queens, latinised “Candace”of Kush

There were several female rulers of Ethiopia or Kush. When it comes to African rulers in Africa women or more commonly warrior queens entertained no nonsense when it comes to enemies of states, be it internal or external aggressions. Queen Asantewa and Badass Queen Nzinga are good examples. The ancient kingdom of Kush, also known […]