Historian David Starkey has come under fire after claiming ‘slavery was not genocide, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many damn blacks in Africa, or in Britain’. The 75-year-old called Black Lives Matter (BLM) ‘wholly and entirely a product of white colonisation’ and its activists ‘not culturally black Africans’. In an interview with Darren Grimes, the … Read more
Rare ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will cast dramatic shadow over Africa, Arabia and southern Asia tomorrow Tomorrow an annular solar eclipse will be visible during the summer solstice The Republic of Congo will be the first country to see it at 5.56am local time The ‘maximum eclipse’ will be seen over Uttarakhan, India at … Read more
Spectacular ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Asia and Africa this weekend as the Moon blocks out over 99 per cent of the Sun’s light Spectacle – dubbed annular eclipse – happens when Moon partially blocks Sun It is expected to first appear at 4.45am BST in the skies above … Read more
Prehistoric pioneers moving out of Africa and on to Arabia 5,000 years ago feasted on shellfish as a way to sustain themselves, a new study found. Archaeologists from the University of York studied fossil reefs near to the now-submerged Red Sea shorelines that marked prehistoric migratory routes. These routes took our ancestors out of Africa … Read more
Family of five are stuck living in a SHED in South Africa after travelling there just before lockdown and getting stranded overseas 10,000 New Zealand visa holders are stuck overseas due to COVID-19 Among them are a family who travelled to South Africa before lockdown They are now trapped in a rural town, living in … Read more
Monster of the deep! Beachgoers are stunned to find a 14-foot-long giant squid washed up on the shore in South Africa The 14ft long giant squid weighing and 440lb was found dead and washed up on the shore in South Africa These elusive marine species are rarely seen and weren’t photographed alive for the first … Read more
African Al-Qaeda chief Abdelmalek Droukdel is killed by French in Mali following a seven-year manhunt France says Abdelmalek Droukdel and members of inner circle have been killed Defence Minister Florence Parly said he was killed in a military operation in Mali Thousands of French troops have been sent to Mali since 2013 to tackle jihadists By … Read more
Tiger King on Netflix has been stealing all the headlines, with its crazed tales of ‘big cat’ owners in the States. It highlighted the startling statistic that there are more big cats in private ownership in the US than in the wild. It was against this backdrop that I set out on safari to see … Read more
Scientists have made a shocking discovery – the Earth’s magnetic field is weakening. The magnetic field is vital for life on our planet, as it shields us from cosmic radiation and charged particles emitted from the sun. A large region of reduced magnetic intensity has been observed between Africa and South America, called the South … Read more
Facebook building a 23,000-mile-long undersea cable to bring high speed internet to 23 poorly served countries in Africa and the Middle East The social media giant aims to increase internet access in Africa with new cable The 23,000 mile cable will circle the continent and triple its network capacity It will reportedly cost $1billion, though … Read more