Madame Tussauds London unveils wax figures of ALL SIX James Bonds. (Greatstock/Splash) Â Los Angeles – Madame Tussauds has unveiled wax figures of all six actors...
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Army Dismisses Brig-Gen. Ransom-Kuti, Sentences Him to Six Months Imprisonment Over Boko Haram Insurgency
 Brig-Gen. Ransome-Kuti Senator Iroegbu in Abuja The Nigerian Army has dismissed Brig-Gen. Ransome-Kuti, and as well. sentenced him to six months imprisonment through General Court-Martial...
Zambia Issues Altar Call For Economy; It May Take More
Waldo Swiegers | Bloomberg | Getty Images A man holds Zambian 50 kwacha banknotes in Lusaka on Oct. 8, 2015. As Zambia’s currency has swooned...
Courage, Sacrifice and Heroism on The Road From Dalayate to Badhade
Chief of Defence Forces General Samson Mwathethe (left) inspecting the Guard of honour, during the commemoration of the 3rd Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) day at...
Ethiopia is Facing its Worst Drought in 30 years. Can The Government Stop Famine This Time?
Farmers in North Wollo, the most drought-sensitive area of the country, say their crops have failed. Arron Reza MeratGlobalPost NORTH WOLLO, Ethiopia — For decades past, poor...
Dozens Dead in Nigeria Blasts
At least 39 people have died after multiple explosions in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri. Three female suicide bombers, thought to be aged between 11...
Yassmine Attia: Brilliant Tunisian Woman Wins International Caen Debate Prize.
A young Tunisian lawyer, Yasmine Attia, presented a laudable case in the 25th debating contest at the memorial of Caen in France. The young attorney...
Nigeria President Buhari Pledges to Root Out Long-Entrenched Graft
By NORIMITSU ONISHI Private jets that used to crowd the airport here have been grounded, their wings clipped by the new government’s crackdown on corruption....
Egyptian Classical, Short Films To Screen at Arab Film Festival in US
Arab Film Festival CAIRO: Egyptian feature and short films will be screened in the Arab Film Festival to be held in San Francisco, Los Angeles,...
What Happens To Unborn Babies When Pregnant Women Smoke?
Photo:Courtesy It is estimated that smoking during pregnancy is causing over 2,000 premature births, 5,000 miscarriages and 300 stillbirths every year Tens of thousands of...
FIFA Says “Working Well” As Hayatou Takes Charge
Back to Home FIFA, engulfed by a wave of scandals, is still working well in operational terms, acting secretary general Markus Kattner said on Thursday...
African Bank Gives Up On Purchase of Insurer Stangen
THE lending unit of African Bank Investments Limited (Abil), which collapsed in August last year, said it is no longer buying insurer Standard & General...
How Do We Close Africa’s Education Gap
Less than half of the world’s countries have equal numbers of girls and boys in school with not one sub-Saharan African nation achieving equality, according...
UN Insists On Sahrawis’ Self-determination, Right To Own Political Status
UN insists on Sahrawis’ self-determination, right to own political status GENEVA- The United Nations (UN) underlined, the Saharawi people right to self-determination and the right...
BMW To Use Cow Manure To Power Plant
BMW’s car-assembly plant in SA is doing its bit to help the German car maker edge towards a global target to supply all its production...
How Can Africa boost Birth Registrations?
Here is a stat that should not be a reality in 21st century Tanzania. More than 90% of children in east Africa’s second largest economy...
A Ban On The Niqab Won’t End The Injustices Meted Out To Egypt’s Women
Nawal El Saadawi The ruling that female voters and university lecturers cannot wear a full-face veil does not address the roots of their oppression: a...
Security against extremism: Chad Police Arrest 62 Women For Wearing Full Veils
Chad police arrested 62 women for wearing full veils in public as the country steps up security against extremism following a multiple suicide bombing attack,...
Interactive Workshops For Aspirant Screenwriters, Playwrights, Creative Writers in Cape Town
During November and December 2015, the Writing Studio will present pro-active and interactive workshops for aspiring screenwriters, playwrights and creative writers at its studio in...
ICC gives S.Africa More Time To Explain Failure To Arrest Bashir
The International Criminal Court has given South Africa more time to explain why it failed to arrest Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, accused by the...