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A blog about African legends, African problems, African diaspora, African history, and history of other countries and continents through audio and video files.
African Heritage
2d ago
After almost 2 years of talking, the Zimbabwe gold-backed currency is finally upon us. Inflation is everywhere at the gas pump, at the food store, rent, prices are going up and up, affecting everyone and making the poor even poorer. In Zimbabwe, it has been going up for years given that the country has been ..read more
African Heritage
5d ago
Le vent hurle plus fort dans les arbres (Proverbe Kikuyu – Kenya). – Un riche doit payer plus. The wind howls louder in the trees (Kikuyu proverb – Kenya). – A rich person must pay more ..read more
African Heritage
1w ago
A few weeks ago, the son of Africa’s revered writer, Ngugi wa Thiong’o: world acclaimed Kenyan writer, took to X and wrote about his father being an abusive husband, “My father Ngugi wa Thiong’o physically abused my late mother. He would beat her up. Some of my earliest memories are of me going to visit her at ..read more
African Heritage
1w ago
“How true! Life’s problems are like trees. We see the trunk, we see the branches and the leaves. But we can’t see the roots, hidden deep down under the ground. And yet it is their shape and nature and how far they dig into the slimy humus to search for water that we need to ..read more
African Heritage
1w ago
The great Guadeloupean writer, the Grande dame of Caribbean literature, Maryse Condé has transitioned to the land of our ancestors at the age of 90. Condé’s work has touched so many throughout the world, as it was a bridge between Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe. Her best work, Segu, has been one of my favorites ..read more
African Heritage
2w ago
Nit la mu jëf la du la mu wax Un homme se mesure à ce qu’il fait et non à ce qu’il dit (Proverbe Wolof – Senegal). Vos actions définissent qui vous êtes. A man is measured by what he does, not what he says (Wolof Proverb – Senegal). – Your actions define who you ..read more
African Heritage
3w ago
Senegal opposition presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a political newcomer popular among the masses, came out of Sunday’s elections in Senegal with a strong lead. On Monday morning, his main rival, Amadou Ba conceded defeat. Faye who has been brought to the front of the Senegalese politics just over a week after he was released ..read more
African Heritage
3w ago
La force du scorpion est dans sa queue (Proverbe Peul – Niger, Mali, Cameroun, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Sénégal, Guinée, Mauritanie, Guinée Bissau, Gambie, Tchad, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Centrafrique). The strength of the scorpion is in its tail (Fula proverb – Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mauritania, Guinea Bissau, Gambia, Chad ..read more
African Heritage
3w ago
Over the weekend, Niger suspended military “cooperation” with the USA, with immediate effect. As one who follows the progress in the region, it comes as no surprise, after Niger had previously kicked out the French troops from its territory [Bye Bye to French Troops in Niger, France set to Withdraw Troops and Ambassador from Niger]. It actually feels ..read more
African Heritage
1M ago
Last week, March 10-11 marked the celebration of Malagasy New Year… the Malagasy new year is not in January, because the Malagasy calendar is a lunar calendar with thirteen lunar months of 28 days. Each lunar month starts with the first moon. Up until 1810, every region of Madagascar had its own calendar; then under ..read more