The Kenyan National Police Service (NPS) has recently partnered with the UK’s National Crime Agency Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre in the pursuit of doing a better job at detecting child abuse and safeguarding children from sexual predators. Superintendent of Police Grace Ndirangu heads the unit that investigates cases of Child Sexual Exploitation…
On November 13, African football history will be made in El Iskandriyah, the port city that was once home to the greatest ancient library in the world, when Borg El Arab Stadium will host a qualifying World Cup match between the National Football Teams of Egypt and Ghana. This match would normally be a…
South Africa is reeling amidst the financial scandal that is disturbing its highest office. Pravin Gordhan, South Africa’s Minister of Finance, has found himself in the center of disgrace as he is set to formally be charged with fraud on November 2nd. The charges stem from actions taken during his previous employment as the…
The election of 2016 has been such a roller coaster of events and revelations that it almost doesn’t come as a surprise that the most recently advertised Trump supporter is, in fact, a member of the Obama clan. Malik Obama, President Obama’s half-brother who resides in Kenya yet has naturalized United States citizenship, has…
In a very ambitious project, Google and Facebook have joined forces with the Pacific Light Cable Network to build an internet cable connection under the Pacific Ocean. The cable, which will sport over 12,800 kilometers of fiber, will connect Los Angeles to Hong Kong, making over 80 million video chats possible at one time…
Researchers in Australia have recently discovered a new way of fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria in an unlikely source. They began looking at Tasmanian devils’ mothers when they noticed that, even though their babies were born without an immune system and do not develop one until about three months after birth, they still seem to thrive…
Born and raised in Harlem, NY, Teyana Taylor is an American recording artist and actress. But recently she’s blown up in the media due to her debut in Kanye West’s video, “Fade.” Taylor is only 25 years old, but she’s now got heavy exposure due to the recent publicity. However, this isn’t Teyana’s first rodeo; in fact,…
While most new graduates of the ever prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have their minds set on making it big in Silicon Valley, Obinna Ukwuani’s heart was set a little closer to home. Rather than find a comfortable six-figure salary job, he has instead invested his talents in fulfilling his dream of opening…
Michelle Obama has redefined the role of First Lady. As a tribute, four authors selected by The New York Times publicly sent a love letter to Michelle, thanking her for the impact and accomplishments she’s had on the nation during her eight years in the White House. The Love Letters The love letters are…
Fans of the Bolton Wanderers Football Club of Greater Manchester are ecstatic to learn about the signing of free agent Peter Osaze Odemwingie. Odemwingie is a Nigerian striker who can play the forward and winger positions; he is well-known in the English Premier League as a traditional striker who looks for all opportunities to…
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,…
