Tag: African news
Ivorian former first lady jailed for 20 years
An Ivory Coast court has sent former first lady Simone Gbagbo to prison on charges of "undermining state security" during the 2010-2011 post-election violence...
Nigel Farage to star in Channel 4 race documentary
Channel 4 will be airing a documentary about diversity in Britain, which will feature interviews with controversial UKIP leader, Nigel Farage, and former Prime...
Drug baron ‘42’ seized in pre-dawn raid
The leader of Mexico’s notorious Zetas drug cartel was captured Wednesday during a pre-dawn raid in the city of Monterrey, officials have announced.
Alejandro Trevino-Morales,...
Scores of human skeletons found under Paris supermarket
Workers digging underneath a Paris supermarket have made an unsettling discovery: as many as 200 skeletons.
The grocery store, Monoprix, was doing some renovations in...
Home Office tells refugee lesbians don’t have children
The Home Office has been accused of having ‘outdated’ views on sexuality, after it rejected an asylum claim made by a Nigerian lesbian, reports...
Damning report recommends immigration detention cap
A cross-party group of MPs and peers has recommended an upper limit of 28 days incarceration for immigration detainees.
Members of the All Party Parliamentary...
Isn’t she greedy, Stevie?
A lady called Susan Strack just called to say Stevie Wonder owes her $7 million in unpaid royalties.
Strack’s late husband, Johanan Vigoda, worked as...
Chinese axe half of Rebecca’s performance for a prince
Rebecca Ferguson had to have her act censored as the former X factor runner-up, in Shanghai as part of a UK delegation to help...
Fans relieved after Maya Rudolph death hoax
News of actress/comedienne Maya Rudolph’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the report has now been...
Angola recognises women of the revolution
The March 2nd is the day consecrated to the Angolan women, in recognition of their role in the struggle of resistance of the Angolan...
