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The major medical publications make very scant mention of African contribution to medical sciences. This is not only in medicine but in the major disciplines that demonstrate human civilisation. These

Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria has one of Africa's most beautiful sights:

I have discussed the advanced astronomical knowledge of the Dogon people of Mali. The Dogon believe that they came from Ancient Egypt, Kemet. In this piece, we are going to touch lightly on some of their

In the last piece, we saw how the ancient Egyptians (Kemites) carried out detailed observation of the rise and fall of the levels of the Nile river. Most people do not know that the modern calendar

Human beings have always been fascinated by the patterns of stars in the sky above the Earth. As a child growing up in rural communities in the south west part of Cameroon, Africa, we used to spend hour

I grew up in a rural area of south western Cameroon as close to nature as possible - no television, no computers but sheer fun and adventures: ! Watch out for Part 2.

At first glance, the site located 20 km off the Lodwar – Kalokol road, on the west of lake Turkana in Kenya looks unappealing, just a few stones placed on an isolated site. A local legend says a group

By even the more conservative estimate, these are by far the most certain ancient megalithic astronomical alignments known in the world. — Thomas G. Brophy, archaeoastronomer and former NASA scientist,

INTRODUCING THE SIRIUS STAR SYSTEM Sirius is a star system and the brightest star in the Earth’s night sky. It is about 8.7 light years from Earth. It is a binary system of two stars – a white star, Sirius

INTRODUCTION The Dogon is an ethnic group living in the central plateau region of Mali, in West Africa with a population of a few hundred thousand people, located 200 miles from famous ancient city of

legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems which are the central works of ancient Greek literature. Homer ISOCRATES, the Greek rhetorician, said of Pythagoras, “On a visit to Egypt,

Yesterday, we discussed the first part of a few of the testimonies of the a few of the many Greeks who came to study in Africa very many years ago. I am happy many of you received it very well. Today,

Isn't it ironic that today many Africans wish to study in the West? And many undertaking the perilous crossing of the Sahara desert and Mediterranean sea. But do you know that thousands of years ago, the

From the beginning of the great civilisations in Africa (Kemet, Nubia, Kush, Axum, Ghana, Mali, Kilwa etc.) over 4000 years, many universities (temples) thrived and foreigner came to study there. The subjects

In ancient Egypt (Kemet) children stayed with their mothers till age 4 for nurturing and motherly respect, after which the fathers took over. They learn about the universe, deities and the environment.

Africa usually gets painted with a bad brush - uncivilised, barbaric, disease-prone, wars, drought, beggars and poor. It is true that in the past 600 years, Africa has been ravaged by Europeans who pedal

Hello everyone. My names is James, 48, Cameroonian, passionate about African history esp regarding its contribution to modern STEM (Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) which most people