October 09, 2017
Africa: Nigerian Footballer Accuses Sex Workers of Ripping Him Off
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Nigerian international footballer and Watford forward Isaac Success has reportedly been arrested after a quarrel with four escorts, accusing them of cheating him out of U.S.$2,600,… Read more »
October 07, 2017
Nigeria: Qatar Blockade 'Not the Way To Go' Nigeria Foreign Minister Declares
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Nigeria wants to see an end to the Saudi-led blockade of Qatar, now entering its fourth month, according to Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama. Read more »
October 06, 2017
Africa: UN Publishes Pioneering Study on Gap Between Rich and Poor
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The widest gaps in income between the rich and the poor in Africa are to be found in five southern African nations, as well as the Comores and the Central African Republic, says a… Read more »
Africa: Top African Stars Making Global Waves
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There's no doubt that Africa has talent. Each year, the continent continues to churn out impeccable talent in the entertainment industry, proving to the world that they are a… Read more »
October 05, 2017
Togo: Day of Anger Protesters Demand Constitutional Reforms
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Thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets on Wednesday calling for constitutional reforms. People gathered in several locations around the capital Lomé as well… Read more »
Africa: Top African Musicians Nominated for 2017 MTV EMAs
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Six African musicians have been nominated for the Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Read more »
October 03, 2017
South Africa: South Africans Express Outrage Over Oscar Pistorius Film
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A U.S. company has released a trailer for an upcoming film about how Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The movie, Oscar Pistorius: Blade… Read more »
September 29, 2017
Cameroon: The Ambazonia Declaration - How the Govt Can Avoid Bloodshed [blog]
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On September 22, while President Paul Biya was attending the UN conference in Washington, massive protests across Cameroon's Anglophone regions brought thousands of people to the… Read more »
Nigeria: How Much Did Former Oil Minister 'Steal'? [blog]
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Diezani Alison-Madueke, served under former president Goodluck Jonathan from 2010 to 2015 and was Nigeria's first female minister of petroleum resources. She has been accused of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: The Law vs Jonathan Moyo - How Does He Avoid Prosecution? [blog]
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"Perennial wisdom from divine revelation and human experience dictates that all earthly things great or small, beautiful or ugly, good or bad, sad or happy, foolish or wise must… Read more »
Africa: How Stars React to Cheating Claims
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Since we're so used to seeing celebrity couples look perfect in public, we tend to believe that their romances are all sunshine and roses - but that isn't always the case. While… Read more »
September 28, 2017
Africa: It's Time to End the Stigma and Silence Around Abortion [guest column]
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International Safe Abortion Day - celebrated every year on September 28 - marks a woman's fundamental reproductive right to access safe, legal abortion. For many women all over the… Read more »
September 26, 2017
Liberia: Sirleaf Delivers Final Speech at U.S. Capitol as President [document]
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Remarks by Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, on the Occasion of a joint program sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP),… Read more »
September 25, 2017
Africa: Trump Adds Chad to U.S. Travel Ban, Lifts Restrictions on Sudan
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President Donald Trump has included Chad in a new list of countries whose citizens are prohibited from entering the United States. But the ban placed on Sudanese travellers earlier… Read more »
Africa: New Day in Angola, Old Story in Equatorial Guinea [guest column]
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Oil-rich Angola and Equatorial Guinea have long shared the infamous distinction of having the longest-serving presidents in Africa – 38 years. Read more »
September 20, 2017
South Africa: Legendary Jazz Icon Hugh Masekela Cancels Performance
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The award-winning jazz legend has cancelled his performance at the DStv iRock Jazz Legends concert in Polokwane as he recovers from an eye surgery. Read more »
September 15, 2017
South Africa: Top Global Audit Firm Cleans Out Its South African Stables
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The scandal over the “capture” of the South African state by President Jacob Zuma's friends, the Gupta family, has swept aside the South African leadership of one of… Read more »
September 13, 2017
Africa: Obama's 'Power Africa' Program to Continue
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President Barack Obama's initiative aimed at doubling access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030 is set to continue under the Trump administration, says the official… Read more »
September 08, 2017
Senegal: Dakar Deports Activist For Burning Franc CFA
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A pan-African activist campaigning for an end to the use of the French-backed Franc CFA has been thrown out of Senegal. Kemi Séba, a Beninoise born in France, was arrested… Read more »
Africa: The Diplomatic Thriller Comes to Nigeria [book review]
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A diplomatic thriller that is part spy novel, part crime drama, with a hint of Nollywood, The Shadow List by Todd Moss is a gripping read. It is the fourth adventure featuring Judd… Read more »
September 06, 2017
Togo: Govt Slows Internet Ahead of Opposition Demonstration
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The Internet is slowed down in Togo as the opposition announced a demonstration for this Wednesday and Thursday. Citizens had trouble communicating on the Internet this morning,… Read more »
September 05, 2017
Zimbabwe: Transitional Govt When Mugabe Goes?
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Zimbabwe's Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa envisages forming a transitional government with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai when President Robert Mugabe steps down or dies,… Read more »
Togo: Opposition Plans Big March for Reform
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A coalition of opposition political parties on Monday called on the Togolese people to demonstrate for institutional and constitutional reforms, and more freedom and democracy in… Read more »
Lesotho: Another Army Commander Assassinated - Report
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Lesotho Defence Force commander Khoantle Motsomotso has been shot dead by his subordinates this morning, according an Al Jazeera report. Read more »
August 31, 2017
Africa: The Week's Hottest African Gossip [blog]
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Will Nigerian Magazine Break Gender Taboos? Read more »