Breast ironing is the practice of pounding and massaging the breasts of a girl in puberty with heated objects. The aim of breast ironing is to hinder the development of the breasts or even make them disappear. Breast ironing is carried out - usually by the mother, but sometimes by the girl as...
A new strain of HIV has been identified in an African woman and researchers say it appears to be the first to be transmitted to humans from gorillas instead of chimpanzees. The 62-year-old woman comes from the West African nation of Cameroon and now lives in Paris. According to reports, she has...
The Bantu people are mostly found in southern, central and eastern Africa. They comprise about a third of Africa’s total population whose languages have similarities. Within these over 400 languages, some words and expressions are similar, but the people are very diverse culturally and are actually...
