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Africa Holds The World’s Most Ancient Written Languages

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Writing system is an obvious or visible signs that are used to represent units of language in a systematic way. Writing systems differ in style and structure across many regions.  Africa writing is said to be the world’s oldest and largest written languages known to mankind, evidence of such dates back to pre-historic time. Africa language is very unique and expressive in its form and forms today global history of literacy. The continent has contributed substantially to the global history of written languages of today, which has largely been ignored. [/dropcap]

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Interesting Facts About Ethiopia

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Ethiopia, formerly known as Abyssinia until the 20th century is a landlock country located in the Horn of Africa, northeast Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south. Ethiopia falls in the category of the most populous landlock country in the world and the second-most populated nation in Africa with over 90 million inhabitants. Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world.[/dropcap]Continue reading

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Traditional Rulers In Nigeria

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] They are powerful and revered. They consider themselves to be the next in command after God. Hence, their orders are supreme. Interestingly, their reign is throughout their lifetime. In other words, it is hereditary. So don’t be surprised if you hear that a traditional ruler in Nigeria is as old as 90 years or beyond! Here are five first-class rulers amongst many others from every part of the country. [/dropcap]

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Interesting Facts About Algeria

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Algeria is located in Northern Africa and bordered by the Mediterranean Sea in north, Tunisia in northeast, Libya in east, Morocco in west, Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Mali in southwest, and Niger in the southeast. Algeria is the largest country in Africa continent by land area and almost four times the size of Texas.  [/dropcap]
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Discover Ijebu-Ode!

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]The town is peaceful, tranquil and receptive. It is blessed with so much history, an enticing festival, cuisine and hospitality that attracts tourists and visitors yearly to the town. Ijebu-Ode is a local government in Ogun State, South-West; Nigeria. The state is hugely popular for being the home of the revered Olumo Rock and Lisabi Festival. The nomenclature Ijebu-Ode is the combination of two great personalities and founders of the town-Ajebu and Olode. Both families were the first settlers in the ancient town. A total of 154,032 reside in the town. It is dominated by the Ijebus and Ijebu is their lingua franca.[/dropcap] Continue reading

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Bellafricana launches The Marketplace For Afrocentric And Handmade Products

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] Bukky Bello who is the founder of Bellafricana shares with Bellafricana digest viewers the launch of an online marketplace for Afrocentric and Handmade products in Africa (starting with Nigeria her homeland) with the aim of promoting local content through the connection of local artisans, talents and creatives to the global reach. Let’s hear her story… [/dropcap]

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The Future of Employment in Nigeria by Bukky Bello

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] I have stalled on writing this article for a while now, but I think now is the time to finally complete and share it. I don’t know if it’s the same with you, but most times, your spirit is led to do something and when you refuse to do it, things or people around you leave clues for you to make your decision. [/dropcap]

Now, let’s get to the topic shall we, because as you all may not know “I can talk for Africa”…
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The African Talking Drum

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]A talking drum is an ancient hourglass shaped African instrument. It is created by the Yoruba people of Nigeria and the Ashanti people of Ghana . It is also called a “waisted” drum because it has an hourglass shape with a “waist” in the middle. [/dropcap]Continue reading

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