From South Africa to Zambia and from Nigeria to Malawi, the largely forgotten Greeks of Africa are of special interest. We discussed with Mr. Antonis Chaldaios, historian and author, Associate Researcher at the University of Johannesburg, about the migratory flows of Greeks in the region, the difficult conditions they were called to face but also the adaptability they demonstrated.
Noted South African lawyer George Bizos, who defended Nelson Mandela in many of his trials during the anti-apartheid struggle and helped win his release from prison, died on Wednesday at the age of 92.
“We are Greeks because we got educated in Greece,” says Jonah (Lwanga), the Metropolitan of Kampala and All Uganda, the spiritual leader of more than 100.000 Ugandans who are Greek Orthodox Christians.
For the first time in history, Greek tennis has celebrated a twin triumph in the same weekend.
A team from Greece are photographing thousands of fragile manuscripts, including some of the earliest copies of the Christian gospels.