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...
Scott Mendelson of Forbes is reporting the weekend box-office for Mira Nair’s ‘Queen of Katwe’ starring Academy award-nominated actor David Oyelowo, Academy award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o and brillian...
Brent Swails, Jason Hanna and Ralph Ellis of CNN are reporting Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 84, has been readmitted to a hospital after displaying signs of an infection following surgery he had earlier this mont...
AllAfrica.com is reporting black girls in Pretoria, South Africa are protesting rules about hair styles allowed at school, which they say ban natural hairstyles worn by black students. The article states: “Tears flowed as bl...
BBC Africa is reporting Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has released a video showing some of the 276 school girls they abducted from the northern town of Chibok in 2014. The article states: “Some 50 girls are shown with a...
Deborah Bloom of CNN Africa is reporting 60,000 people, mostly women and children, are fleeing South Sudan into neighboring countries to escape violence. Reportedly 111 people were killed over the weekend in clashes outside of Jub...
MacDonald Dzirutwe of Reuters Africa is reporting a Zimbabwean court has dismissed charges against Evan Mawarire, a religious leader accused of trying to overthrow the government through an internet campaign that inspired rare pro...
