TOPIC

african

News Reports

Medals of top 4 athletes at Beijing Half Marathon taken back after probe revealed that 3 African runners slowed down to let Chinese competitor...

ANI - 21 April, 2024

The top 4 finishers of Beijing Half Marathon stripped of their medals after an investigation found 3 African runners deliberately slowed down near the finish line to let a Chinese competitor win

News Reports

After Indian students, Africans face racial discrimination in Ukraine, allege that they are not being allowed to cross the borders

OpIndia Staff - 27 February, 2022

Africans in Ukraine allege that they are facing racial discrimination from Ukraine's security agencies

Sports

Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka suffer racial abuse after missing penalties in defeat against Italy in Euro 2020 final

OpIndia Staff - 12 July, 2021

England players of colour, Sancho, Rashford and Saka, suffered racial abuses after losing Euro Cup 2020 final against Italy.

World

Niger terror attack: 137 people killed in a brutal attack by armed men in one of the deadliest violence

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2021

Niger, a G5 country, has been a victim of armed violence by terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS.

Culture and History

Comparing African Americans to Indian Muslims in India is like reading history upside down

Abhishek Banerjee - 3 June, 2020

In other words, Indian ‘secularism’ has been a yoke on nearly everyone’s shoulders. On the shoulders of Hindus, backward castes, women, LGBTQ, the poor. Indian ‘secularism’ has only ever helped Islamist patriarchy.

Opinions