In1958 a group of Eritreans formed the Eritrean Liberation Movement (ELM) to cultivate resistance to the centralizing of policies of the imperial Ethiopian state. Four years later, in 1962, the organization was discovered and dissolved by imperial forces. Later that year, Emperor Haile Selassie annexed the country and the Eritrean Liberation Front waged…
A woman accused of plotting with her medic husband to launch a bio terror attack in Kenya has appeared in a Nairobi court. The charges stemmed from an alleged plan foiled by Kenyan police in which the woman, Nuseiba Haji, and other purported accomplices are accused of planning the event. While the husband is already…
Photo Credit: Wa-J via Compfight cc If you follow the Kenyan music scene, chances are you know of the band Sauti Sol. The group began as a a Capella group at Upper High School. They named themselves Sauti Sol, which means “Voice of the Sun”. After meeting their guitarist Otieno, the group shifted to a full…
With over 300 film appearances, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is a household name in Nigeria. But the film industry is not her only platform. This former model, actress, philanthropist, and singer also has been on VH1 starring in her first debut television series back in 2013, ‘Hit the Floor’. Not only has she had success…
With the sudden boom of the palm oil industry, Africa’s forests are at risk. More than just a simple frying oil, palm oil has been on the rise since the early 1980’s, but only recently has the market set their eyes on the forests of Africa. As this list from GreenPalm shows, palm oil…
Uganda’s controversial elections seem to get more complicated each week. Two citizens petitioning to stop the May 12 inauguration of President Museveni had their case thrown out by a high court judge. Earlier, Government police arrested 18 protestors for disobeying the law by holding an unsanctioned demonstration against the reelection of President Yoweri…
In February 2016 Uganda reelected President Yoweri Museveni, adding another 5 year term to his 30 year presidency. However, the legitimacy of the election has been called into doubt by many, including Ugandan opposition party presidential candidate Kizza Besigye and many protesters in Kampala, the capital of the central African nation. While Independent…
The Niger Delta communities are taking Shell to court after a major oil spill devastated the Boda region of Nigeria. The two oil spills occurred in 2008 and 2009, and over 15,000 people stepped forward to voice their impact on health, livelihood, and losses suffered. The official lawsuit was filed in March 2012 and…
In 2013, Telemundo launched their network across sub-Saharan Africa. Expanding outside of Latin America for the first time, Africa’s version is fully dubbed in English and Portuguese, successfully drawing in the masses with their “passionate television”. With the pay TV market booming, Telemundo knows that many viewers are looking for top quality productions and…
Best known for her role in Sarafina!, Leleti Khumalo was only 15 years old when she auditioned for the musical that made her career. Growing up in South Africa, Khumalo knew early on she was destined for stardom and quickly became interested in the performing arts by joining the youth dance group, Amajika. After…
