Tributes Pour In as Music World Mourns D’Angelo at 51 The global music fraternity is mourning the death of American neo-soul icon Michael Eugene Archer, popularly known as D’Angelo, who passed away on October 14, 2025, at the age of 51 after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. His family confirmed the heartbreaking news in…
The Final Days of Raila Amollo Odinga: A Nation Mourns Its Political Icon Kenya and the African continent are mourning the death of Raila Amollo Odinga, the veteran opposition leader and former Prime Minister, who passed away in India on Wednesday morning while undergoing medical treatment. Odinga, 80, breathed his last at Devamatha Hospital in…
RAILA ODINGA: EARLY LIFE ANDPRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISMRIP BABA,Raila Amolo Odinga, born on January 7, 1945, in Maseno, Kenya, was the son of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenya’s first Vice President. After early schooling, he traveled to East Germany, where he received a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1970 from the Technical School of Magdeburg…
Raila Odinga (1945–2025): Kenya Mourns the Passing of a Political Titan Kochi, India — Wednesday, October 15, 2025Former Kenyan Prime Minister and veteran opposition leader Raila Amolo Odinga has died in India at the age of 80. Odinga, fondly known across the nation as “Baba”, passed away on Wednesday morning while receiving treatment at an…
On this day, 56 years ago, violence broke out in Kisumu when Mzee Jomo Kenyatta visited the town to open the New Nyanza Provincial Hospital now known as Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital. This was just months after the assassination of Mboya and tension was still high in the town Before the official…
His rise to the very summit of Kenya’s military hierarchy was not merely a personal triumph but the flowering of a tradition—the enduring martial heritage of the Kamba people, a community long regarded as the backbone of the country’s armed forces. From the dusty ridges of Kitui to the scrublands of Machakos, generations of Kamba…
Liberia’s political history since independence in 1847 is a remarkable yet turbulent journey that reflects both the promise of self-rule and the challenges of nation-building. On July 26, 1847, Liberia became the first independent republic in Africa, established primarily by freed African Americans and formerly enslaved people resettled under the American Colonization Society. Joseph Jenkins…
When people think of history, they often imagine great empires like Rome, Egypt, or Greece. But hidden beneath the sands of time are forgotten kingdoms that once thrived with innovation, culture, and power. Though their names may not dominate school textbooks, their influence still ripples through modern society. The Kingdom of Kush: Africa’s Ancient PowerhouseSouth…
Professor Arthur Obel, a Kenyan scientist hailed as a pioneer in the search for an AIDS cure and the discoverer of the drug Pearl Omega, has passed AWAY, he was 88. In the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, many scientists across the world were racing to find a cure. But a cure was not…
Colonialism is one of the most powerful forces that changed history. When European powers came to Africa and other parts of the world, they took land and resources. They replaced traditional systems with their own. This period created struggles that are still felt today. One impact of colonialism is the borders we see today. Most…
