Word of the Day: “Let not what you cannot do tear you from what you can do.” – Ghanaian Proverb.

Today in history in 1957, “The Volta Bridge is opened by President Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana. The steel arch bridge is the first bridge to span the Volta River, and is Ghana’s longest suspension bridge. The graceful arch will be featured on Ghana’s stamps and coins. The name will later be changed to the Adoma Bridge.” – Source: https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/25-jan

News highlights from Africa and beyond (January 25, 2024).

Word of the Day: “A dog with a bone in his mouth cannot bite you.” – Ugandan Proverb.

Today in history in 2020,
“Ugandan environmental activist Vanessa Kamate is among 20 young activists from around the world who assemble at The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. They are petitioning world governments to replace fossil fuels with clean energy to avert global climate disaster.” – Source: https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/24-jan

News highlights from Africa and beyond (January 24, 2024).

Word of the Day: “The soup does not move round in an elder’s belly.” – Nigerian Proverb.

Today in history in 1948, “University of Ibadan is founded, in Ibadan, British Nigeria. The first degree-awarding institution in Nigeria will have an enrollment of 42,000 students in 2024.” – Source: https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/18-jan

News highlights from Africa and beyond (January 18, 2024).

Word of the Day: “To love someone who does not love you is like shaking a tree to make the dew drops fall..” – Democratic Republic of Congo Proverb.

Today in history in 1961, “Patrice Lumumba, independence leader and first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is assassinated after only 10 months in office; executed by a firing squad of Belgian and Congolese officers who were behind his ouster. The killing sparks international outrage, and brings some unification to DRC by creating the country’s first national martyr.” – Source: https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/17-jan

News highlights from Africa and beyond (January 17, 2024).

Word of the Day: “Give me a push from my back” does not mean give me a hunchback.” – Nigerian Proverb.

Today in history in 1966, “Nigeria’s first coup d’état ends the First Nigerian Republic. The military responds to a period of civil unrest with the bloody takeover of government. Among those killed is Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa.” – Source: https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/15-jan

News highlights from Africa and beyond (January 15, 2024).

Word of the Day: “Onye m ga-egbuli m ga rio chineke ka o nyere m aka?
Translation: Regarding the person that I can defeat easily, do I still need to beg God for assistance?.” –Nigerian Proverb.

Today in history in 1931, “Flora Nwapa, Nigerian author and publisher, is born in Oguta, Nigeria. “The mother of modern African literature” was the first African woman to have a novel published in English in Britain. She established a publishing house in Nigeria in 1970 that promoted women authors.” – Source: https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/13-jan

News highlights from Africa and beyond (January 13, 2024).

Word of the Day: “Know thyself deathless and able to know all things, all arts, sciences, the way of every life. Become higher than the highest height and lower than the lowest depth. Amass in thyself all senses of animals, fire, water, dryness and moistness. Think of thyself in all places at the same time, earth, sea, sky, not yet born, in the womb, young, old, dead, and in the after death state.” – Muata Ashby, Ancient Egyptian Proverbs.

Today in history in BC 3000
“like every day, the clay ovens are being worked to bake bread to feed ancient Egyptians – with the process preserved in wall paintings”. https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/12-jan

News highlights from Africa and beyond (January 12, 2024).