Ahmad Ahmad, the former head of the Madagascar football federation, is the new president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Ahmad was elected by a comfortable margin at the 2017 CAF election, in which he received 34 votes out of 54.The election of Ahmad, which has made headlines around the world, is not…
Recently an African pastor, Emmanuel Momoh, of Sierra Leone found one of the largest diamonds ever unearthed. The 709 karat diamond was discovered by the pastor in the region of Kono, which is a diamond-rich area. At 709 karats, the diamond is the thirteenth largest diamond ever found. The largest diamond ever mined was…
Nji Collins Gbah, a 17-year-old student from Cameroon, is the latest winner of the Google Code-In Challenge, an annual contest that encourages young students around the world to show off their programming skills. Nji has certainly made his nation proud by becoming the first African to earn this prestigious award; moreover, he did so…
In late February 2017, news reports appeared on social media sites relaying the supposed arrest of Miss South Africa Ntandoyenkosi Kunene. The headline, originally published on the fake news site, te1egraph.co.uk, stated that Ms. Kunene had been arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport with two kilograms of cocaine hidden in coffee bags. The story was…
Residents of Onoway, a small town in the pristine Alberta province of Canada, were surprised to see bright pink and light purple water coming out of their faucets and shower heads in early March. According to Canada’s National Post, the strange incident was first noticed by a town resident who promptly called her neighbor to…
We knew it was coming. The feud between Nicki Minaj and Remy Ma is as intense as ever, if not more so. Fuel was added to the fire this week after Nicki Minaj released “No Frauds” in response to Remy’s “shETHER.” She performed it for the first time with Drake in Paris, a few…
The 2017 South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) are getting closer. Here is a look at the contenders for Best Feature Film. Noem My Skollie Noem My Skollie, or Call Me Thief, was South Africa’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. Though it ended up not being nominated,…
Go, Gabby, go!! We’re all cheering on the vivacious Brooklyn-born actress known as Gabourey Sidibe. We’re sure she’d appreciate the support, but in reality, Gabby can go it alone, because this native New Yorker is a strong, beautiful woman who leads with conviction, confidence, and spirit. Her journey has not been an easy one,…
Everyone knows the catastrophic impact of the ivory trade on elephants across the world. This year alone, a rare tusker elephant was slaughtered by poachers in Kenya’s Tsavo National Park. This is not a new phenomenon; for centuries, trophies of big kills have decorated hunting halls, castles, and homes. In an unusual twist in response…
Get Out, the new film written and directed by Jordan Peele of “Key and Peele”, is a deep departure for the actor-writer on some levels. Sure, he’s never written or directed a horror film before, but if you’re familiar with his other racially-charged work, the premise of this new number one film won’t surprise…
Africa is well known for its regal landscapes, beautiful wildlife and ever-jubilant people. However, most recently, Africa added a grand museum to its accolades. The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is located in Cape Town, South Africa. Although the museum just opened its doors several days ago, its roots go as far back…
Hip Hop’s best will compete next week at the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards. For the second year in a row, DJ Khaled will host. In addition to hosting the show, DJ Khaled ties Cardi B and Kendrick Lamar with a leading nine nominations across several categories. The awards he is up for include Album…
Over the last few weeks, the political leaders of the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have been engaged in a Twitter battle of insults and veiled threats that have progressively escalated into a show of American military force and the potential detonation of a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific by North…
The world of Information Technology (IT) is one that is rapidly changing, and so it only makes sense that young people should be one of the main driving forces behind this field. This is precisely what Mixo Ngoveni had in mind when he founded his organization Geekulcha in 2013 in the hopes that it could…
