Author: Bimi
STOPPED Auction of Stolen 16th Century Benin Mask in London
The Queen Mother Idia Mask has been stolen for many decades (Photo by Cottonbro studio, Pexels) UPDATE: The Nigeria Liberty Forum (NBL) announced on Boxing ... Read More
The Power of One in North Africa
Image by Mater Miliano from Pixabay Recent events in the North African country of Tunisia have become a harbinger of things to come when governments ... Read More
Hand of Esau in Nigeria’s October 1 Bombings
Emergency response workers evacuate an injured man (Image by Paolo Ghedini from Pixabay) UPDATED On Saturday, 2nd October, Nigerian Guerilla leader Henry Okay was arrested ... Read More
Africa Welcomes the World at 2010 FIFA World Cup
The FIFA trophy and Vuvuzelas (Image by 3D Animation Production Company from Pixabay) Africa Welcomes the World: The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South ... Read More
Mandela’s Stoic Grace at Zenani’s Funeral
A heartbroken and grieving, Nelson Mandela attended his great-grand-daughter's funeral surrounded by family Mandela’s Silent Strength at Zenani’s Farewell It was a day drenched ... 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
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