Tag: African news
The Failure of Political Governance in Nigeria
Flag of Nigeria
By Olakunle Agboola - Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country, largest...
His Majesty King Charles III visits The Africa Centre
Discussions centred on the effects of climate change in Africa
Prof. Oba Nsugbe Chair, The Africa Centre introduces...
Jammeh’s exit blocks asylum claims
The Gambia's leader of 22 years, Yahya Jammeh, used to give Gambians good cause for claiming asylum, even if the majority were fleeing poverty...
ICC acquits Kenyatta of role in 2007 election atrocities
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta is a free man this week after his charges and any summonses to appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
Angie Stone arrested for domestic violence against daughter
Troubled R&B songstress Angie Stone has been arrested after knocking out her daughter’s front teeth, it has been revealed.
The 53-year-old told police in DeKalb...
Pharrell, Thicke ordered to pay Marvin Gaye heirs
A jury has awarded the family of the late Marvin Gaye nearly $7.4 million in damages after it found 2013’s best-selling single, Blurred Lines,...
Catwalk queens quash catfight calumny
Streatham’s own Naomi Campbell has dismissed reports she had a bust-up with fellow British supermodel Cara Delevingne at Paris Fashion Week.
The 44-year-old is famed...
Home Secretary outlines visa overhaul
Theresa May has revealed plans to overhaul the visa system for visitors to the UK, saying she wants to make it easier for business...
Mugabe warned not to sneak first lady into ‘too hot’ seat
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has warned that Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace Mugabe, will not be allowed to succeed President Robert Mugabe through the back...
Forgotten candidate back in the presidential race
Narc-Kenya party leader Martha Karua has declared that her two-year “political sabbatical” is now over.
The former Gichugu MP had kept a low profile after...