Yearly Archives: 2013
Landmark agreement heralds thaw in Turkey-EU relations
Turkey has signed an agreement with the European Union allowing EU governments to repatriate illegal immigrants crossing into Europe via Turkey.
At a ceremony in...
War criminal execution sparks deadly protests
Five more people were killed on Monday in Bangladesh in continuing protests sparked by the execution of top Islamist leader, Abdul Quader Molla, as...
World Service debates UK attitude to Africans
BBC World Service’s Africa Debate for November discusses how welcoming the UK is to African migrants.
Recorded in a church in Slough, Berkshire, BBC Africa...
Investigations expose exploitation of Care sector workers
More than 2,400 workers in the care sector were underpaid the National Minimum Wage (NMW) in the last two years across the United Kingdom....
Award ceremony given a little TLC
T-Boz & Chilli performed as a revived TLC last Sunday night at the American Music Awards. And they had Lil Mama join them...
Is Kelly Rowland engaged or not?
Almost nine years since a previous wedding plan hit the skids at the 11th hour, former Destiny’s Child, Kelly Rowland, is rumoured to have...
It’s time Black musicians took care of business
Forbes has just published its list of the top 25 earning musicians for 2013 and, despite the profligate spending and obscene displays of wealth...
African celebrities pledge support for National HIV Testing Week
Premiership footballer Emmanuel Adebayor, Game of Thrones actor Lucian Msamati, Labour peer Lord Boateng, and TV and stage actress Chipo Chung are among the...
Udoh pursues transformation agenda for aviation
The Aviation industry in Nigeria has been one critical area of public service whose commercialization has been plagued by fallible circumstances arising, not only...
Yero gets thumbs up for Kaduna
Kaduna state of Nigeria has always been a core centre reflecting the earliest influences of socio-cultural and infra-structural development for the whole of the...