Nigeria’s Civil Service: Is Free Enterprise the Fix?
Photo by Kelly Sikkema, Unsplash The Royal Roots of Nigeria’s Identity Africa is often referred to as the land of kings and queens, and for ... Read More
A Special Valentine Season’s Message to the Ladies
Photo by Craig Adderley, Pexels "Woman, you are not an accident. You are uniquely designed to be part of a whole, to be a catalyst ... Read More
Kingdoms and Monuments: The Great Walls of Benin (Nigeria)
The walls of Benin stood 18 meters tall and ran more than 15000km around the city (Imagined by AI) The Great Walls of Benin: ... Read More
Clay Pot: Introducing Sarah
Meet the new host of Claypot, as we prepare to spend a day in Sarah's Kitchen. Feelnubia is excited to introduce the host ... Read More
Defenders of the Motherland 2: King Manga Bell of Kamerun
At first, German-trained King Rudolf appeared to be the perfect colonial ally (Image: Gemini for FN) King Rudolf Manga Bell: The Martyr Who Defied Empire ... Read More
Defenders of the Motherland 1: King Kuma Mbappe of Kamerun
King Kuma Mbappe of Kamerun (Image: Gemini for FN) The Trial of an African King: How Germany Colonized Cameroon and Betrayed a Treaty How did ... Read More
Igbo Landing: America’s First Freedom March and Mass Suicide
These valiant Igbo men chose freedom and death by drowning instead of a life of slavery (Imagined by Gencraft)Igbo Landing: America's First Freedom MarchIn May ... Read More
Famous Persons of African Heritage: Sakanoue No Tamuramaro, Japan
Sei-i Tai-Shogun (Imagined by Gencraft) Sakanoue no Tamuramaro: The Black Shogun of Early Japan In the annals of Japanese history, few figures stand as ... Read More
Famous Persons of African Heritage: Emperor Septimius Severus, Rome
Roman Emperor Septimius Severus is believed to be the most powerful black ruler in all history (Imagined by AI) Septimius Severus: Africa’s Roman Emperor ... Read More
Drowning in a Drop of Water
Image: Unsplash I never went to boarding school and I did not think I missed much. That is, until the week we had a water ... Read More
Domestic Diva: Identity Crisis Redefining Life as “Just Mom”
Should your job define you? (Image: Theresa Ude @ Pexels) The Day "Just Mom" Became My Most Powerful Title We’ve all been there. You meet ... Read More
Capoeira: The Origin, Spread, and Global Access to the Art
Photo by Priscila Almeida : Pexels Capoeira: The Secret History of the Afro-Brazilian Dance of War The Hidden Genesis: Unearthing Capoeira’s Afro-Brazilian Roots Capoeira ... Read More
Stolen Treasures of Tutankhamun Return to Egypt
Tutankhamun, who died at the age of 19 years, was one of the few kings worshiped as a god in his lifetime (Imagined by AI) ... Read More
The Raising Cane: How I Became a Defender of the Voiceless
Child in time-out (Photo by Masana on Unsplash) LESSONS FROM MY DAD AND MUM: THE BIRTH OF VOLTRON F – DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE ... Read More
Africa’s Chinese “Fable”: 600 Years of Mixed History
An African man with a chonmage (Chinese sumo wrestler's hairstyle) and a nose-ring (Image: Unsplash) Africa’s 600-Year-Old “Chinese Fable”: What History and Mixed Heritage ... Read More
Famous Persons of African Heritage: Aleksandr Pushkin, Russia
Alexander Pushkin (Illustration) Famous African in World History: Aleksandr Pushkin, Russia’s Iconic Poet Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799–1837) is Russia’s literary giant. His masterpiece, Eugene Onegin, redefined ... Read More
Africa of my Youth: Travel, Trade & Tradition in the Past
"The sap would... provide additional nutrition to the mother's milk. Those trees are all gone now." Read More
Ife Bronzes: African Art That Shook the Western World
The West Is Stunned by Africa’s Genius In the late 1930s, a group of construction workers in Wunmonije, near the palace in Ile Ife, Osun ... Read More
Queens and Mothers: Pokou’s Crushing Sacrifice To Build a Nation
The choices before Queen Pokou at Comoé River were excruciating (Imagined by Gemini) A queen stood at the edge of a swollen river. Enemies closed ... Read More
Queens and Mothers: Orompoto, The Woman Who Ruled Old Oyo Empire
Orompoto convinced the king makers that she had transformed into a man and she lived like one, even leading the troops to war (Imagined by ... Read More
Empire: Ancient Benin, West Africa’s Lost Metropolis
Statue of His Royal Imperial Majesty, the late Oba Akenzua II of Benin Kingdom in full regalia (Image Wikicommons) The Benin Empire: The West African ... Read More
Empire: War, Trade, Land, and Legacy of the Zulu Empire
Shaka built the Zulu Empire, its trade, decades of power, and the reach of its influence (Imagined by Gemini) Picture a clan of fewer ... Read More
Bronze and Wool: Ethiopia’s Scriptures And the Identity of Christ
Image of Iyesus (Jesus) reproduced from Iconography of Ethiopian Scriptures (Image: Wikipedia) For centuries, the world's dominant image of Jesus has been a European ... Read More
Queens and Mothers: Amanitore, the Kushite Kandake Who Built an Empire
Queen Amanitere, the Kandake mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, was a powerful Kushite Ruler between 1 BCE and 40 CE (Imagined from Temple ... Read More
Empire: The Rise and Reign of Mighty Oyo
Oyo mastered large-scale horse warfare using a highly coordinated dual division (Image recreated from historical accounts for FN) The Oyo Empire stands as one of ... Read More
Africa’s Ancient Bones: The Birth of Mathematics
The world's oldest mathematical tools are found in Africa, belying the narrative that Greece is the birthplace of mathematics (Image: Ishango bone: Wikimedia) An Editorial ... Read More
Youth Dividend: Meet the Africans Betting Big on Young People
Investing in young people is investing in the future (Image: Joshua Duneebon @ Unsplash) Visionaries Bet on the Future Tony Elumelu just did it again. ... Read More
Africa’s People: Ethnic Groups That Shape The Continent (East Africa)
An Oromo Woman (Image: Wikimedia) The Great Crossroads The Oromo — Africa's Largest Ignored Nation The Oromo are Ethiopia's largest ethnic group and one of ... Read More