The farm of former racist white-power leader Ian Smith has been seized by Zimbabwe’s government.
Mr Smith led Rhodesia, as Zimbabwe was known, when its forces battled Joshua Nkomo’s and Robert Mugabe’s guerrillas in the 1970s.
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The Original Black Spaniards, Black Irish and Black English population: the Silures, the Iberians and the Mauris
First here is Tacitus, a eye witness who saw and engaged with the early inhabitants of Britain.
Tacitus: Agricola Book 1
Who were the original inhabitants of Britain, whether they were indigenous or foreign, is, as usual among barbarians, little known. Their physical characteristics are various, and from these conclusions may be drawn. The red hair and large limbs of the inhabitants of Caledonia point clearly to a German origin. The dark complexion of the Silures, their usually curly hair, and the fact that Spain is the opposite shore to them, are an evidence that Iberians of a former date crossed over and occupied these parts. Those who are nearest to the Gauls are also like them, either from the permanent influence of original descent, or, because in countries which run out so far to meet each other, climate has produced similar physical qualities. But a general survey inclines me to believe that the Gauls established themselves in an island so near to them.
Le rastafarisme sort de l’ombre en Jamaïque
The Moorish Embassy of Morocco in England since 1588
The Penny issued by King George III of England in 1792
Norwegian thieves steal Ashanti Ceremonial Gold
A Muurish Brazilian is now the Chief Justice of Brazil – by Oguejiofo Annu
The West (Euro-America) is Attacking Nigeria with Terror
Yeshimebet Ali Gamcho, the mother of Emperor Haile Selassie I
Who was Emperor Haile Selassie’s mother?” is the title of this Amharic article. This is a controversial topic that many Ethiopians feel uncomfortable to talk about due to its political heaviness. The article discusses how the Emperor and writers of his biography never revealed his mother’s full name or her photograph in public during or after his reign, deliberately due to the sensitivity of the issue. Why was it sensitive and why was the mother’s identity hidden from the public unlike the Emperor’s father? Simple answer: Because her religious and ethnic identities would have been obstacles to Haile Selassie’s ascent to power. In addition, the Emperor’s mother had no royal lineage, but his father Ras Makonnen was a general and governor himself whose parents, though they had mixed heritage, were descended from nobility, which helped the Emperor claim the throne.