Mali Rebels Doubtful Over New Peace Deal
Mali, Foyta - Hammy Ag Ehya was a veteran soldier in the Malian army. But now he’s a rebel fighter who says he regrets only the 20 years he wasted defending Mali.Around a campfire in the wilderness and...
View ArticleAl-Shabab Suicide Attackers Killed In Central Somalia
Security forces have foiled an attempt by al-Shabab fighters to launch a suicide attack on a political conference in a central Somali town, killing three gunmen and the driver of a car packed with...
View ArticleTanzania's New Information Laws Draw Fire From Critics
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - As the Tanzanian government receives funding and praise from multilateral bodies for open governance initiatives, activists, journalists, and civil society criticise the...
View ArticleSahara Threatening Tunisians' Way Of Life
In the Sahara desert, if water disappears then so does life.The problem of desertification across the world's biggest low-latitude hot desert comes down to a combination of climate change and...
View ArticleMissing Ogun Polytechnic Student Found Dead In Shrine
It was a horrific sight when the decomposing remains of 21 year old Morenikeji Owolabi were discovered in a shrine at the rustic Eposo village, Ishara, in Remo North Local Government Council of Ogun...
View ArticleChad Bombs Boko Haram Positions In Nigeria
Chad said its warplanes bombed Boko Haram positions in neighbouring Nigeria to avenge twin suicide bombings in the capital this week blamed on the rebel group.Chad’s military vowed it would continue...
View ArticleMeet The Woman Who Promised To Buy Car & House For Any Man Who Marries Her
This woman pictured above is the same young lady who went on a radio program in Kano and promised to buy a car and house for any man who marries her. Many young men besieged the Freedom radio station,...
View ArticleDominican Republic To Deport Undocumented Haitians
International human rights groups are warning that tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants in the Dominican Republic are at risk of deportation when a government deadline to apply for legal status...
View ArticleNewly Married Woman Sent Back To Her Parents For Bed-Wetting
A newly married woman in Zimbabwe has been sent back to her parents for bed-wetting.Takesure Banda wedded Primrose Sakupwanya in October last year. But he said has been going through hell ever...
View ArticleGlobal Refugees: Is The World Failing?
A stark report from the UN refugee agency is painting a bleak picture of a "world at war".The number of people forced from their countries and their homes is the highest on record, and the UN is...
View ArticleWhy China Banned Ramadan Fasting In Muslim Region
China has banned civil servants, students and teachers in its mainly Muslim Xinjiang region from fasting during Ramadan and ordered restaurants to stay open.Most Muslims are required to fast from dawn...
View ArticleClimate Change And Female Farmers In Botswana
These are tough times for agriculture in southeastern Botswana, the most densely inhabited section of this semi-arid, southern African country. Anaemic rainfall in six of the past 10 years has meant...
View ArticleThe ICB 2015 Forum Officially Introduced In Brazzaville
The forum for investments in the Congo introduced to the press and to key decision makers in the Congolese economyOpening press conference of the ICB 2015 Forum – Invest in Congo...
View ArticleWife Killed In Head-On Crash While Chasing Husband Who Was Driving With...
A woman in Houston, Texas, was killed in a head-on car crash as she was chasing her husband, who was inside a vehicle with another woman.According to KPRC 2, the woman - identified as by her family as...
View ArticleLooking Like Rihanna Has Ruined My Life – Lady Claims
A Rihanna look-a-like claims she cannot find a boyfriend because she looks too much like the Barbadian star.Bianca Guthrie, a 25-year-old stylist, believes her resemblance to the singer has constantly...
View ArticleAPC: Buhari Has Exceeded Jonathan's Achievements In 3 Weeks
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said President Muhammadu Buhari has exceeded former President Goodluck Jonathan's achievements in the area of fighting insecurity in the country. Alhaji Lai...
View ArticleAl Jazeera Wins Two Prizes At One World Media Awards
Al Jazeera English has won two awards at the One World Media Awards in London, for Best Digital Media Award and Women's Rights in Africa Awards.Pirate Fishing, which was based on a People & Power...
View ArticleMali Pro-Government Fighters Pullout From Key Town
Pro-government fighters withdrew from a flashpoint town in northern Mali on Friday, removing a key obstacle to a long-delayed UN-backed peace deal due to be signed this weekend."We have handed over...
View Article'I Would Love To Date Phyno'– Yemi Alade Reveals On MTV Base Real Talk
Superstar diva Yemi Alade has declared that she is open to the idea of dating Phyno. She reveals this and many other juicy tidbits on this week’s episode of MTV Base Real Talk.Responding to the...
View ArticleRefugee: Safe But Lonely, Seeking Asylum In Germany
Rehfelde, Germany - Abdikafi Mohamed spends his days worrying about events taking place 6000 kilometres away.An asylum seeker in Germany since 2013, Mohamed fled his native country of Somalia in 2010,...
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