Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina Chosen as New Pope
Philip Pullella and Barry Moody of Reuters are reporting that the Roman Catholic Church has chosen Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina as its new...
Kenya: ICC Drops Charges Against Kenyatta’s Co-Accused
BBC Africa is reporting that the International Criminal Court (ICC) dropped charges against Francis Muthaura. Muthaura had been accused of crimes similar to those...
Kenya: ICC Drops Charges Against Kenyatta's Co-Accused
BBC Africa is reporting that the International Criminal Court (ICC) dropped charges against Francis Muthaura. Muthaura had been accused of crimes similar to those...
Trinidad Suffers Second Earthquake in a Week
Caribbean 360 is reporting that Trinidad experienced a second earthquake in the past week on Saturday. The earthquake had a magnitude of 4.8 and...
Aleta Chappelle to Direct ‘Macbeth’ Film Adaptation in Caribbean
Shadow and Act is reporting that Aleta Chappelle will direct a film adaptation of the Shakespearean play, "Macbeth," which will be filmed in Jamaica...
Aleta Chappelle to Direct 'Macbeth' Film Adaptation in Caribbean
Shadow and Act is reporting that Aleta Chappelle will direct a film adaptation of the Shakespearean play, "Macbeth," which will be filmed in Jamaica...
Serena Williams Defeats Azarenka on World Tennis Day
Serena Williams, the newly anointed No. 1 player, recently took part in the BNP Paribas Showdown in New York to celebrate tennis during the...
U.S.: Two Black Programmers Start Programming School in Chicago
YourBlackWorld.net is reporting that Mike McGee and Neil Stem, co-founders of the Starter League, a programming school in Chicago, founded the school to teach...
Kenyans Challenge Foreign Coverage of Elections on Twitter
Caitlin Dewey of the Washington Post is reporting that Kenyans have taken to Twitter to challenge naysayers and members of the foreign media for...
30 Under 30: Africa’s Best Young Entrepreneurs
Writing for Forbes.com, contributor Mfonobong Nsehe pulled together a list of 30 African entrepreneurs under the age of 30. Nsehe enlisted a panel of...






