Oscar Pistorius: Appeals Court Finds Him Guilty of Murder
BBC News is reporting Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of murder after a South African appeals court overturned an earlier manslaughter...
Mali: Islamists Attack Hotel; Special Forces Enter
BBC Africa is reporting Malian special forces have entered the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali's capital, where suspected Islamists are holding dozens of...
Afro-Mexicans Fight for Constitutional Recognition
Writing for Remezcla.com, Walter Thompson-Hernández discusses how Afro-Mexicans are fighting for inclusion in the census and the national constitution. After a complicated history of...
Twitter: Africans Fight Media Poverty Porn With Real Images
Tyler Fyfe of Plaid Zebra magazine is reporting that Africans are using Twitter to fight what is called "media poverty porn" by Tweeting beautiful...
Cairo-to-Cape Town Free Trade Area Nears Launch
Mike Bird of Business Insider is reporting that Africa is about to launch a Cairo-to Cape Town free trade area that is bigger than...
African Standby Force: Army Readies for Crises
The BBC is reporting that a unified African army that can quickly respond to crises impacting the continent is coming to fruition.
The BBC writes:
"From...
Afro-Latino History: Ways to Celebrate the Entire Year
With Pan-Africanist ideology regaining popularity, the increased awareness and acceptance of the African diaspora within America and beyond, as well as the lifting of...
South Africa: Student Protesters Charged with Violence
BBC Africa is reporting twenty-nine South Africans have been charged with public violence amid the largest student protests to hit the country since apartheid...
Oscar Pistorius: Convicted Killer Released From Prison
BBC News is reporting South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, 28, has been released from prison nearly one year after he was...
Nigeria: Teen Bros. Build Browser to Challenge Google
Black Media Scoop (BMS) is reporting teen Nigerian brothers Anesi,13 and Osine, 15 Ikhianosime have developed a web browser that challenges Google Chrome. The...
