Yearly Archives: 2014
Nollywood star wins political seat
Nigerian actor Desmond Elliot who has starred in over two hundred Nollywood films has won a seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly,...
Unique Ugandan Ballet in aid of shell-shocked child soldiers
This weekend, a unique collaboration between charity I Am Somebody's Child Soldier and Uganda National Contemporary Ballet will take place at WAC arts center...
NHS volunteers deployed to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone
More than 30 NHS staff from across the UK will depart for Sierra Leone today to join Britain’s fight against Ebola, International Development Secretary...
African celebrities pledge support for National HIV Testing Week
British Heavyweight boxing champion Dereck Chisora, Game of Thrones actor Lucian Msamati, Labour peer Lord Boateng and fashion model Tolula Adeyemi are among the...
Black unemployment at record low
Employment for people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds has reached a record high with unemployment falling across all ethnic groups, according to new...
Child sex gang shared victims like video games
Thirteen Somali men have been convicted of 31 sex crimes against seven vulnerable teenage girls.
The men used and abused their victims, exploiting their trust...
Important new rules for visa applications
On 16th October 2014 the Government announced a number of important changes to the UK visa system. Some of these changes have already taken...
Youths jailed for being at Muslim Brotherhood rally
An Egyptian court has jailed 78 boys, some as young as thirteen, for participating in a Muslim Brotherhood protest.
The boys, who are all under...
London wordsmith nominated for Critics’ Choice Award
London born, Cambridge educated ‘urban wordsmith’ George Mpanga also known as George the Poet, has been nominated for next years’ prestigious Critics’ Choice Brit...
Ghana issues UK ‘cocaine scandal’ challenge
Ghanaians both at home and in the UK have been gripped by the saga of an alleged drug trafficker arrested in the UK who...
