Tag: African news
Ethiopia gets science museum
Ethiopia opened its first dedicated science museum this week. The Science Museum of Ethiopia, which is aimed at promoting science and research in the...
Companies ordered to sack all foreigners by mid-October
In a shocking move that has raised concern amongst company owners and anti-poverty groups, the government of South Sudan has ordered businesses to sack...
Keyboard legend Sample dies at 75
Joe Sample, the jazz pianist who, as a member of the Crusaders, helped promote electric piano as a lead instrument in the 1970s, has...
Instagram rant lands Snoop in the poop
Snoop Dogg…or is he Snoop Lion? Who knows? The rapper is formerly known by his mother as Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. is under fire...
President Jonathan slammed for insensitive #bringbackgoodluck2015 campaign
A new campaign calling for the re-election of Nigeria’s current president while simultaneously pastiching the #bringbackourgirls campaign, which urged the Nigerian government to find...
Celebrity voyeurs cause ISP meltdown
The downloading of compromising images of celebrities had an interesting effect in New Zealand over the weekend when it brought down most of the...
Serena love game on hold as she targets number 19
World tennis number one Serena Williams saved her up-and-down year by winning the US Open, her 18th Grand Slam singles title, but she still had...
Rice too hot to handle after abuse video airs
The new NFL season is barely days old and one celebrated player is already mired in controversy. Baltimore Ravens have parted company with running...
Journo’s enquiry cut dead by ‘Blade Runner’
Days before judgement is to be handed down on his murder case, Oscar Pistorius reportedly demonstrated his angry side to journalists congregating outside the Pretoria...
Kenyatta motorcade limo hijacked at gunpoint
Carjackers committed the boldest of robberies in Nairobi last week when a police inspector from Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta’s security staff had the car...
