Serena Williams has had a pretty amazing year. She won her 23rd Grand Slam, got engaged, and gave birth to a daughter, Alexis. On Thursday, she capped 2017 off in New Orleans with a beautiful, fairytale wedding to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, her beau of two years.The date for the nuptials was chosen because it was…
From a clerical role in the country’s state house to becoming the First Lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe, 52, has courted controversy at every turn. She rose to power after having an affair with embattled President Robert Mugabe who is 41 years her senior. The affair between the two started in the late 1980s and…
The 2018 Pirelli calendar is out and this year’s theme is Alice in Wonderland. The unique aspect of this year’s photo shoot is that it took a diversity approach casting an all-black cast featuring Naomi Campbell, Lupita Nyong’o, South African lawyer Thando Hopa, Whoopi Goldberg, Sudanese-Australian model Duckie Thot, and Sean “Diddy” Combs, among others.…
Robert Mugabe’s 37-year reign of power in Zimbabwe is over. In a quick and stealthy move that surprised observers around the world, the Zimbabwean Military took over and placed the 93-year-old dictator and his wife under house arrest. Citing a “search for criminals” around the geriatric leader, the Zimbabwean army dealt a swift and…
More than 2,925 bodies have been recovered from Mediterranean waters this year; they represent the desperation of people from Middle Eastern and African countries where civil society has broken down due to armed conflict, terrorism, lawlessness and economic despair. Over the last few years, the Mediterranean refugee crisis has hung like a specter over European…
The most promising resource of the African region is also its greatest concern. In 2013, Africa Renewal, a news magazine published by the United Nations, characterized the more than 200 million young people between the ages 15 and 24 as either an opportunity or a “ticking time bomb.” At a time when developed nations in Europe…
Preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup are reaching peak momentum in November with the final matches to decide the remaining national teams that will travel to Russia next year. The five spots allotted to the Confederation of African Football have been earned by the Lions of Teranga, the Super Eagles, the Pharaohs, the Eagles…
Duckie Thot is super hot and rapidly on her way to becoming a supermodel. The stunning Australian-born South Sudanese beauty has stolen many hearts as the star of the iconic Pirelli calendar for 2018. The all-black cast of famous faces was photographed in an Alice in Wonderland theme that featured Duckie as Alice. Duckie appeared in…
The fertile soil of Africa could hold the key to economic development by giving young entrepreneurs an opportunity to become part of the next generation of billionaires. The African Development Bank believes that global consumer demand for farming products is something that the Continent should rise up to meet; to this effect, a youth program…
Africa is shaping up to be one of the most attractive markets for mobile app development; this socioeconomic trend was clearly on display at the AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards ceremony, which was held in Cape Town, South Africa on November 6. More than 300 apps were evaluated by a panel of judges selected by their experience and…
