Yearly Archives: 2015
Apple’s new 'multicultural' emojis come under fire
Apple have released new black and Asian emoticons amisdt criticism that it’s emojis lack diversity.
Last year, Mauritus based company Oju Africa, came up with...
UK charity to train anti-FGM champions
Africans Unite Against Child Abuse a UK charity which aims to promote the, wellbeing of African children in England, has received a grant...
Will Wembley stage another Drogba cup final sequel?
Sunday’s Capital One Cup final may turn out to be something of a wasteland for African players. The best chance of a player who...
Egypt pulls out of contest to host AFCON 2017
Egypt, one of the countries listed as possible hosts of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, has announced the withdrawal of its bid.
The nation’s...
Real wives of Riyadh reject pretty maids
Results of a survey conducted by an Arabic daily newspaper: Saudi wives are refusing to allow housemaids from Morocco and Chile into their houses...
Goodyear to cough up $16m in Africa bribery settlement
Tyre giant Goodyear has agreed to pay about US$16 million to settle federal regulators' charges that it failed to prevent persistent bribery in Kenya...
Strikers return on government promise mine will stay open
Workers at the Lumwana copper mine, owned by Barrick Gold Corp., have today called off their strike after the government said they would not...
Al-Shabab killings in Kenya reach new high
Islamic extremists killed 173 people in Kenya in 2014, the highest number in the three years that Kenya has experienced violence blamed on neighbouring...
Court scuppers new anti-terror laws
On Monday (February 23) Kenya's Constitutional Court threw out some sections of a controversial national security law, annulling eight clauses, including those which curbed...
Rock star calls out Kanye, then disses Dance music
Billy Corgan, lead singer of Chicago rock band the Smashing Pumpkins has let Australian TV viewers know what would have happened to Kanye West...
