Over 680,000 Nigerians fleeing the Northern Nigeria
We challenge the culture of violence when we ourselves act in the certainty that violence is no longer acceptable, that it’s tired and outdated...
Author : Jide Adesina
More Than 20 People killed In Rebel Clashes In Northern Mali
Rebels from the separatist National Movement of the Liberation of Azawad clashed with fighters of the Arab Movement of the Azawad Friday...
Inquiries Into Emerging Art Market in Africa
Artwork by Tayo Olayode ”Creative work is not a selfish act or a...
South Africa’s New Visa Rules Spark Outcry
Strict new South African immigration laws have sparked confusion and panic among foreign residents in this “Gateway to Africa” and forced 250,000 Zimbabweans...
South Africa's New Visa Rules Spark Outcry
Strict new South African immigration laws have sparked confusion and panic among foreign residents in this “Gateway to Africa” and forced 250,000 Zimbabweans...
LeBron James Returns to Cleveland Cavaliers: Latest Contract Details,
There was no televised special this time around. There was, however, a tracked airplane, an obsession over exotic car transportation and the conspicuously timed removal of an infamous letter....
Who Will Wear The Crown; 2014 Most Beautiful Girl In Nigeria Pageant
Below are the 33 finalists chosen to contest in the 2014 edition of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant scheduled to hold in Yenagoa,...
fastjet Named Cheapest Low-Cost Carrier In Africa
A recent survey by flight comparison site WhichAirline.com has revealed that fastjet is the cheapest low-cost carrier (LCC) in Africa. The results of the survey...
Teaching A Girl Teaches A Community
BY ERNA SOLBERG, GRACA MACHEL In 1990, the Italian World Cup was played to the sound of Luciano Pavarotti’s Nessun Dorma. In...
UN to mark ‘Victory Over Slavery: Haiti And Beyond’
Visitors to the United Nations later today and those to the Bronx Museum of Fine Arts tomorrow will have a chance to see an...
UN to mark 'Victory Over Slavery: Haiti And Beyond'
Visitors to the United Nations later today and those to the Bronx Museum of Fine Arts tomorrow will have a chance to see an...
WHO: 38 Million Die Annually From Chronic Diseases
The World Health Organization warned Thursday that 38 million people die each year from chronic diseases, which...
Al-Shabab Attacker Hassan Muhiyadin Was Informant in Presidential Palace
Somali government radio says Tuesday’s attack on the presidential palace was led by a man who had access to the compound and...
Sub-Saharan African Countries Have Made Some Progress Toward Meeting The Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
By:Lenny Ruvaga A new U.N. report says sub-Saharan African countries have made some progress toward meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), but poverty remains a...
Ebola Outbreak: 25 More Deaths Confirmed In West Africa
A WHO statement said that Sierra Leone accounted for 14 deaths and 34 of the 50 new case Health officials in West Africa say 25...
Security Council Voices Concern Over Political, Security Challenges Facing West Africa
While noting the progress made in addressing political and security issues in West Africa, the members of the United Nations Security Council...
UN in Central African Republic Condemns Attack On Civilians Sheltering In Church
In what it termed a “brutal” attack, the United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic (CAR) today condemned the killing of...
UN Envoy Condemns Al-Shabaab Attack On Somali Presidential Palace
The top United Nations envoy in Somalia has condemned last night’s attack on the seat of the Federal Government in Mogadishu, the latest in a...
New Fish Drying Method In Burundi Improves Lives For Local Communities
It was a simple adjustment – drying fish on raised racks instead of the sand – but the United Nations food agency project in Burundi has...
Nine Low-income African Countries Win Funding to Transform Renewable Energy Services
At the semi-annual Climate Investment Funds (CIF) governing body meetings held June 25-28 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, nine African nations were chosen to...