A recent report by the World Bank says South Africa is the world’s most unequal country, where 10% of the population owns 80% of the wealth. These photos by Johnny Miller highlight the architecture of separation and inequality. The report (Published March 2022): documents.worldbank.org/en/publication…

Africa’s fastest man, Ferdinand Omanyala, got his US visa 24 hrs before the race of his life. A flight from Kenya to Oregon is 18+ hrs. He has 3hrs after landing to clear customs, get to the arena, pick accreditation, warm up, then compete with the other (well-rested) athletes. The drama some athletes have faced getting to the World Athletics Championships in the US highlights the visa problems faced by Africans especially. The crazy thing is, Africans donate millions to rich countries every year through high visa fees (which aren’t even reciprocal)

Zimbabwe’s parliament just got a new home and it’s a gift from Beijing; China built the US$160 million complex. It’s just one of many jewels in China’s ‘palace diplomacy’ crown in Africa, there are reported to be more than 180 such projects. Here are some others:🧵 In 2003, China committed US$18 million for a new parliament building in Guinea-Bissau. It was completed two years later, but reports stated that the actual cost of the building was only US$6 million.
China had already built the country’s national stadium and a government palace.

How many of us were ever taught that the modern-day “cesarean section” surgical procedure was practiced in Africa as early as the 13th century, long before the arrival of European doctors? #AfricaDay2020 In 1879, Scottish medical anthropologist Robert W. Felkin witnessed a cesarean section performed by a Ugandan surgeon on a young woman in the Bunyoro kingdom. The patient recovered well, and Felkin concluded the technique was well-developed and had existed for a long time.