Major Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah of the British Household Cavalry has been appointed by Queen Elizabeth II to be her equerry, which means that he will soon be seen at Her Majesty’s side during public appearances. The appointment of Major Twumasi-Ankrah comes at a time when Prince Phillip, Her Majesty’s husband, has announced that he will…
With a net worth of around $230 million, Rihanna is doing pretty well for herself. Her new beau, though? Compared to his wealth, the pop star almost seems poor. When he first appeared in steamy sightings on social media, he was just known as #RihannasMan. Now, we know his name is Hassan Jameel. The first…
The ongoing investigation into the alleged meddling by Russian operatives to destabilize the American democratic process has been rocked by a bombshell revelation by Donald Trump Jr., the firstborn son of the most controversial President the United States has ever seen. Even the Watergate-Nixon and Iran-Contra-Reagan political scandals cannot approximate the sordid levels being witnessed…
President Robert Mugabe, the elderly and controversial leader of Zimbabwe known for his excessive spending, has donated one million USD to the African Union Foundation. The donation did not come directly from President Mugabe’s pockets; the amount was raised through a series of cattle auctions organized by a number of Zimbabwean farmers. President Mugabe used…
Madonna has a long history with Malawi. She has adopted four children from the nation, most recently four-year-old twin girls Stelle and Estere. She also founded the charity Raising Malawi, an organization devoted to helping Malawi’s one million orphans, with a focus on health, education, and community support. The latest venture for Madonna and Raising…
Fans of the HBO series True Blood are devastated as they learn of the death of Nelsan Ellis. The 39-year-old actor played fan favorite Lafayette on the show. According to an initial statement released by his manager Emily Gerson Saines, Ellis died “after complications with heart failure”; however, a new statement was later released confirming…
The dust is only now beginning to settle over the 2017 G20 Summit in Hamburg and, as expected, US President Donald Trump stole most of the headlines. However, in spite of much of the focus being on Trump and his relationships with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the most recent…
The 2017 G20 Summit is officially over, and as most experts predicted, the two-day summit in Hamburg had more than its fair share of highlights. From the huge protests and violent riots that went on outside of the summit to the many meetings and agreements that took place within, here are some of the most…
Earlier this year a young, single, attractive, and progressive businesswoman shocked the political status quo of the Rwandan Republic by throwing her hat in the ring of the presidential election. Rwanda is no stranger to women participating in politics; in fact, this democratic nation has the highest level of legislative female representation in the world,…
When the National Football Team of Ghana played a recent friendly match against the United States, all eyes were on Samuel Sarfo, a player who has gone from police corporal to team security guard to central defender. The Black Stars fell 1-2 against the Stars and Stripes, but this match was a personal victory for…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
