Nigeria to shut borders ahead of regional polls
Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan has approved the closure of all land borders ahead of this weekend’s regional elections. The same move
University of Cape Town has voted to remove Cecil Rhodes statue
The battle of statues in South Africa continues. Cape Town University decided on Wednesday to remove a statue of British
Kenyan Somalis March Against Al-Shabaab
Kenyan Somalis have, meanwhile, marched in the capital, Nairobi. They condemned the attack on Garissa University College, in which 148
Gabon to host 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Gabon has been awarded hosting rights for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The tournament was initially set to take
France Declassifies Documents Regarding 1994 Rwanda Genocide
French President Francois Hollande has decided to declassify documents related to the Rwanda genocide that killed over 800,000 people in
South Carolina policeman charged with murder after video of shooting emerges
A white police officer in South Carolina has been charged with the murder of a 50-year-old black man shot eight
Nigerian boy accepted by 8 Ivy League schools
It is not a shock when one is called to their University of choice. But it is stunning to be
President Robert Mugabe receives a 21-gun salute at his state visit to South Africa
Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe has arrived in South Africa for his first official state visit to the country in over
Mobile battery that charges in a minute
(CNBC) Stanford University researchers have unveiled a battery that can be charged in one minute. The aluminium battery is an
Uganda police arrests six suspects in connection with prosecutor’s murder
Ugandan police have arrested suspects in connection with the killing last month of top state prosecutor Joan Kagezi. Kagezi was