Crispian Balmer of Reuters Africa is reporting migrant boats that typically land in Sicily will be banned during the 43rd G7 being held May 26-27 in Taormina (ME). The main G7 countries include Canada, United States of America, Un...
Africa.com has done a great service for travelers who may find themselves in one of the continents 54 countries by creating a Top 10 list of greetings in Africa’s most used languages. The top 10 languages spoken other than E...
Reuters Africa is reporting South African president Jacob Zuma has signed an anti money-laundering bill FICA, which allows increased scrutiny of the bank accounts of ‘prominent individuals.’ Zuma, who has been under fi...
BBC Africa is reporting Africans trying to migrate to Europe are being sold into “slave markets” in Libya. The BBC reports: “Victims told International Organization for Migrants (IOM) that after being detained by...
BBC Africa is reporting the family of legendary anti-Apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada has requested South African President Jacob Zuma not attend the funeral of Kathrada. Kathrada, was jailed alongside Nelson Mandela for fighting...
Protesters took to the streets of Pretoria, South Africa’s administrative capital, to protest the presence of “foreigners” in the country based on the widespread belief that many are engaged in criminal activity ...
BET‘s three-day miniseries Madiba, chronicling the life of iconic South African freedom fighter and humanitarian Nelson Mandela, debuts tonight at 8 p.m. EST. On the heels of BET’s smash miniseries The New Edition Stor...
Tom Jackson of the BBC is reporting South Africa will make use of digital tools to help ensure access to primary school for millions of students. The trend is two-fold — learners will get the education they deserve and compa...
Reuters Africa is reporting security forces in Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 34 people during protests this week against President Joseph Kabila’s refusal to step down at the end of his mandate. The author wri...
Jason Hanna and Nima Elbagir of CNN are reporting that conflicting information about the details surrounding the release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls in Nigeria by Islamist militants Boko Haram is being reported by various sources. Th...
