Africa

19-04-2025
The story of Dan Eldon - a photographer who died on the job
Photography is a dangerous profession, especially if your specialization is reportage photography. These people have to work in the ...

18-04-2025
Apartments are not for the faint of heart: a cottage next to ...
What entrepreneurs do not do to attract tourists. Hotels made of ice and snow, located under water and on the tops of trees, are no ...

15-04-2025
Who are the Magyarabs - an African people who consider ...
Although it seems that there are almost no blank spots left on the world map, scientists continue to discover previously unknown ...

14-04-2025
African kings - photographs of a vanishing era
From 1988 to 1991, French photographer Daniel Lane photographed 70 African monarchs, "whose dynasties shaped the history of ...

11-04-2025
A new drug made from human bones has taken over West Africa.
What kind of unusual substances do people use to destroy their minds and bodies? We have already written about smokers of dried ...

10-04-2025
Through the Sahara to the ocean in the freight train: extreme ...
Mauritania is a country in the North-West of the Black continent, much of which is located on the territory of the scorching ...

09-04-2025
A symbol of peace with a bloody past: why Nelson Mandela ...
For modern society, Nelson Mandela is an example of a man who, against all odds, defeated evil and achieved justice. The smiling ...

04-04-2025
Why is Africa the Mara river annually kills thousands of animals
Wild Africa — it's not a very pleasant place, not only for guests but also for locals. There are on the continent and ...

02-04-2025
Dian Fossey - the life and death of the brave "Queen of ...
American Dian Fossey was called the “Queen of the Monkeys.” This brave woman dedicated her life to studying and protecting ...

02-04-2025
How Hollywood Star Charlize Theron's Ancestor Came Up with ...
Agree that bicycle troops — it sounds strange and even funny. But believe me, there is nothing funny here and the military units ...

01-04-2025
Hottentots are the most mysterious people of the Black Continent
African Hottentots are considered the most mysterious inhabitants of Africa. They once inhabited large areas south of the equator. ...

29-03-2025
The tragic life and death of the Pygmy Ota Beng, a living ...
He was the last of his tribe, all of whose members were killed by Belgian soldiers. Despite the fact that slavery in the United ...

29-03-2025
The story of Rosalie Gicanda, a queen who remained with her ...
Rosalie Gicanda is a name that is still spoken with warmth and respect in Rwanda. This woman, who became the queen of a small ...

28-03-2025
Portraits beyond the edge
Photographer Marc Garanger took these photos in Algeria during the War of Independence (1954-62). He happened to work there as a ...

23-03-2025
Africa of the 50-70s of the last century through the lens of ...
For Westerners, Africa is either national parks and tourist attractions or endless wars and starving children. It is very rare to ...

23-03-2025
The Man-Eating Trees of Madagascar: Fact or Myth?
Insectivorous plants that hunt small animals are known to everyone. But it is extremely difficult to believe that there are trees ...

15-03-2025
Ugliness for the sake of happiness: how mothers in Africa and ...
The concepts of female beauty in different countries differ significantly. The canons of attractiveness have been formed for ...

14-03-2025
Tears for money: who are the professional mourners of Ghana
Some people find it difficult to show emotions when their loved ones die, but crying and mourning are an integral part of funerals ...

09-03-2025
The anomalous Lake Fundudzi is the pearl of South Africa, the ...
Lake Fundudzi is one of the few lakes in South Africa and, according to tourists, the most beautiful. It is located in the Republic ...

05-03-2025
The amazing city of Ghadames on the edge of the desert
Ghadames, known as the "pearl of the desert", is located in an oasis in the south-west of Libya (the historical region of ...

04-03-2025
Tippi from Africa-The famous Mowgli girl
Tippi Degré is an unusual girl who spent her childhood in Africa surrounded by wild animals that became her best friends. She was ...

28-02-2025
Always on top: why Banna men prefer to walk on stilts
For most of us, stilts are something from the realm of entertainment. These devices are most often associated with the circus and ...

27-02-2025
Wildebeest migration — a leap of fate
Remember the scene from the cartoon "The Lion King". Yes, yes, the one in the gorge. In life, everything happens almost the same ...

25-02-2025
Schindler's Witch: The woman who saved hundreds of lives ...
She was considered a witch, but it was thanks to this that she saved hundreds of people from certain death. So embodied evil ...

24-02-2025
The Mysterious Skeleton of Hans Reck, Who Lay in the Ground ...
Modern humans, similar to us, appeared only about 100 thousand years ago. Among the species that lived before, there are many of ...

21-02-2025
The Cradle of humanity
Ethno-photographer Joey Lawrence took these expressive pictures in the Omo Valley in Ethiopia in 2010. Due to the dense jungle and ...