Cameroon: Rights Watchdog Calls Anglophone Regions to Continue Protests
The Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium has urged people in the country’s Anglophone North West and South West regions to embark on a peaceful protest […]
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Singer Akon Raises $1 Billion for Africa
Popular African American singer Akon on Tuesday said he has raised about $1 billion to finance projects in Africa. Speaking to journalists, Aliaune Damala Bouga, […]
Uganda: 30 Died as Overloaded Boat Carrying Football Team Capsizes
About 30 members of a local football team in Uganda and their supporters drowned after their boat capsized on Lake Alberta in the western region […]
Nigeria’s Wizkid Crowned with 3 Awards in MTV Africa Music Awards
The Nigerian recording artist and songwriter Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known by his stage name Wizkid, walked away with three major awards namely: Artist of […]
Cameroon’s Football Legend Rigobert Song ‘Critically Ill’
Cameroon soccer legend and former captain of the Indomitable Lions Rigobert Song Bahanag has come out of a two-day severe stroke and will be flown […]
Swaziland: 98,000 Virgins Participate in Annual Reed Dance Festival
Over 98,000 young Swazi maidens have registered to participate in the annual traditional chastity rite called Umhlanga or Reed Dance ceremony, officials said after their […]
Kenya: Night Weddings Banned in Mombasa to Curb Crimes
Authorities in Kenya’s coastal region of Mombasa have banned night weddings as the celebrations have become a target for criminals in the Eastern-African nation. Mombasa […]
Malawian Man Denied Bail after “Deflowering” 100 Girls
A Malawian man sued for sleeping with 100 virgin girls in cleansing rituals, on Monday, failed in his second bid to be freed on bail. […]
Equatorial Guinea: €60 mln Disappeared from ex- Minister’s House
About 60 million euros in cash were stolen from the house of a former Equatorial Guinean minister, the country’s state television reported on Tuesday. The […]
Lingala Maestro Koffi Olomide Arrested in Kenya
Renowned Congolese singer Koffi Olomide has been arrested in Kenya after he was captured in a video kicking a woman who is believed to be […]