Tag: African news
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,...
Halle Berry accuses ex of turning daughter White
Halle Berry is accusing the father of her six-year-old daughter of trying to make her look more white.
The mixed race Oscar-winning actress took White...
Guyana opposition calls for urgent poll
Guyana's main opposition party, the APNU, has demanded that the government "hold general elections now."
The APNU's call was in response to a statement from...
New painted artefacts found in 400BC tomb
Painted human figures have been discovered at the mysterious, richly-decorated tomb in Amphipolis in northern Greece, according to a news announcement by the Greek...
DJ claims rogue officer asked for bribe
Popular Gospel entertainer DJ Mo is using social media to illustrate what he claims is a case of police harassment.
According to the DJ, he...
Gambia approves life sentences for gays
Popular tourist destination The Gambia has, as widely expected, passed legislation to impose life jail sentences on anyone found guilty of committing certain homosexual...
Michael Brown cop not yet off the hook
While a Missouri grand jury declined on Monday to indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, sparking renewed...
Sleeping residents crushed as “fragile” building tumbles
As many as twenty residents may have perished when building in Cairo collapsed overnight on Monday, according to emergency services.
Countless buildings in the teeming...
Will Uganda death herald revival of another viral epidemic?
Uganda’s Ministry of Health confirmed on Monday that a health worker recently died of Marburg, a highly infectious disease that manifests as a viral...
Alleged Israeli informants’ execution videotaped
An Egyptian jihadist group has released a video showing the execution of four men accused of spying for the army and for Israel's Mossad...
