President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his administration, to reach out to foreign leaders, and, most recently, to try to mend wounds between himself and some of the top tech giants in the US. Executives from Oracle, Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook and more were in attendance at Trump Tower as they tried to find…
Poaching has been an ongoing problem in Africa for years; however, modern technology has just evened the odds a bit for the fight to protect local wildlife. The World Wildlife Foundation has made incredible strides in developing a new and effective way to help curb poaching in Africa. The program was funded by a grant…
Christianity had a powerful resurgence in Nigeria after the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1990, and if you thought the Nigerians didn’t know how to throw a festive Christmas party, then you are mistaken. Christmas in Nigeria is a public holiday, giving way for friends and family to gather together and enjoy food,…
The prolific singer known as Mr. Eazi was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. He attended elementary and secondary school in Lagos, Nigeria. Upon graduating he moved to Ghana where he attended the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, located in Kumasi, Ghana, where he graduated as a mechanical engineer. He…
Of the 30 candidates in the running to receive the prestigious 2016 Ballon d’Or, which was eventually awarded to Cristiano Ronaldo, one was from Algeria, a nation with a strong chance to win the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. At the age of 21, Riyad Mahrez has become a football hero not only for…
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Kwanzaa, which started in 1966 and was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Karenga was troubled by the division of the African American population after the infamous Watts riots in Los Angeles and created a…
It wasn’t that long ago that Russia was the United States’ most feared adversary. Remember the Cold War? Nowadays Russia is indeed becoming the biggest threat once again. From countrywide doping to win Olympic gold medals, to annexing Crimea, to recently being linked to hacking into United States intelligence sources and potentially swaying the…
Fear and anxiety were thick enough to cut with a knife on election night, as millions of minorities clung to the edge of their seats praying that Trump wouldn’t win the election. Countless groups were targeted throughout his rise to power, including the Mexican community who were alienated by Trump’s threats to build a…
A recent beauty pageant in Kenya had all the things a pageant should have – glamorous titles, fashionable evening gowns, and celebrity judges. However, this pageant was different because all the contestants competing for the titles had albinism. The pageant, with more than several hundred audience members in attendance, took place in Kenya’s capital,…
Two of the world’s most powerful countries and key US allies are two powerful women leaders. How will Donald Trump and his history of misogynistic outbursts affect the G7 and the US’s relationship with Britain and Germany? Many are wondering how two major countries in the world and the G7 will approach this new…
Three African nations were included in the top medal chart of the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, which took place in the Bahamas from July 18th to the 23rd. South Africa, Kenya, and Zambia finished among the top 15 nations that hauled a significant medal count. In fact, throughout the history of the Games, Kenyan and South…
For those who think drama is a lost art, the transcendent work of Chicago playwright Ike Holter will prove them wrong. Holter’s writing, which often depicts real community issues like public education and gay rights, earned him the Windham–Campbell Literature Prize for Drama in 2017. While Holter is known as a Chicago playwright, he was…
Shamea Morton from The Real Housewives of Atlanta has tied the knot in a stunning Kenyan ceremony. Shamea and husband Gerald Mwangi dated for over three years before he popped the question. A native of Kenya, Gerald has made his home in Atlanta since moving to the United States to attend college. The two plan…
The 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing has been presented to Sudanese author Bushra al-Fadil. As one of the most prestigious literary awards to focus on works by African writers, the Caine is expected to raise the reputation of every author who receives it. Al-Fadil won the prize for a short story called “The Story…
