Pele son Edinho sentenced to 33 years in Brazil for money laundering Pele’s son Edinho
Edinho is a retired footballer who played goalkeeper for Pele’s old club, Santos The son of the Brazilian football legend Pele has been sentenced to...
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Pele son Edinho sentenced to 33 years in Brazil for money laundering Pele's son Edinho
Edinho is a retired footballer who played goalkeeper for Pele’s old club, Santos The son of the Brazilian football legend Pele has been sentenced to...
Italian priests and Canadian nun ‘freed in Cameroon’
Gianantonio Allegri, Giampaolo Marta and Gilberte Bussier were abducted in the district of Maroua Two Italian priests and a Canadian nun seized by gunmen in...
Italian priests and Canadian nun 'freed in Cameroon'
Gianantonio Allegri, Giampaolo Marta and Gilberte Bussier were abducted in the district of Maroua Two Italian priests and a Canadian nun seized by gunmen in...
Peter Mutharika sworn in as president of Malawi
Peter Mutharika is the brother of former President Bingu wa Mutharika, who died two years ago Peter Mutharika has been sworn in as Malawi’s president...
Happy New Month – Quote of the Day
“The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not...
Sudanese woman sentenced to hang will be freed ‘in a few days’
A mother facing the death penalty in Sudan for abandoning her religious faith was said last night to be on the verge of being freed....
Madagascar locust crisis in pictures
The creatures have once again devoured hundreds of acres of crops in the African country Kashmira Gander Farmers in Madagascar have once again had...
Apostasy woman in Sudan death sentence: Husband appeals for support to halt execution
Daniel Wani is hoping mounting international pressure on the Sudanese authorities could save his wife’s life Sudan is facing growing condemnation from the international community...
President Jonathan to grant amnesty for members of the Boko Haram Terrorist group.
Minister of Youth Development, Boni Haruna, disclosed this on Thursday at a special event, “A day with young leaders of Nigeria”, to mark the 15th...
Boko Haram kill Emir of Gwoza and three other emirs kidnapped
Members of the Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram, today kidnapped three traditional rulers—called Emirs—in Nigeria’s volatile and violence-plagued northeast. Two of the emirs were later...
Best Contemporary African Books
The Memory of Love Aminatta Forna (2010) Forna’s memoir, The...
Nigerian students receives full scholarship to study abroad
Global Pathways and Kaplan have made it possible for many international high school students to study in American Universities such as Northeastern, Merrimack College and...
Must-Visit: Restaurants in African and Black Diaspora Cuisine
Africans Diaspora Cuisine USA Desta: Delectable Ethiopian cuisine in a cozy, elegant atmosphere 3086 Briarcliff Road Atlanta, GA 30329 (404) 929-0011 www.destaethiopiankitchen.com Ms. Tootsies: Southern...
Why Performing For A Dictator Can Be A Huge Problem For A Star
By Andrew Friedman King of Swaziland Mswati III (Front) and one of his 13 wives Photo: Reuters/voanews.comU.S. rhythm and blues star Erykah Badu hopped on a helicopter...
Wife Swapping With An African Tribal Touch In Namibia
By Kevin Mwanza Wife swapping among Namibia’s nomadic tribes has been practised for generations but a legislator’s...
Dreamliner gets ETOPS approvals from FAA
Boeing has received approved additional extended operations (ETOPS) certification from the FAA for the 787 Dreamliner. The move will allow 787s to be operated up...
Security Council extends UN missions in Abyei, Guinea-Bissau, Somalia
Security Council votes unanimously to extend the mandate of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS). UN Photo/Mark Garten 29 May 2014 – The...
Central African Republic: Ban deplores recent attacks, urges end to ‘cycle of violence’
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned recent attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR) and encouraged the country’s Transitional Authority to do everything within its...