Malawi’s First Woman President Faces Ouster In Disputed Vote
President Joyce Banda’s legacy may be cut short if a court fails to uphold her annulment of last week’s poll and schedule a new election in 90 days. […]
Month: May 2014
Nigeria Claims To Know Where Kidnapped Girls Are
Almost a month after more than 200 boarding school girls were kidnapped by a militia group dressed as soldiers, a top Nigerian officer […]
Disturbances Mar Niger Govt’s Deal With French Mining Co.
Students and police clashed in the capital city of the West African nation of Niger this week over essential stipends held up by a school official. […]
Africans Share In Grief Over Passing Of Maya Angelou
Legendary poetess Maya Angelou was renowned in Africa much as she was beloved in the country of her birth. […]
Grammy & Stellar Award Nominee & Wilmington Resident To Make Two National Television Appearances From Detroit On Thursday, May 29 @ 8PM ET On The TCT Network & Friday, May 30 @ 8PM ET On The Word Network
Damion Murrill has music in his blood. As a member of the GRAMMY Award and Stellar Award-nominated family ensemble, The Murrills, Damion has been blessed […]
Phenomenal Maya
On May 23rd, 2014, Dr. Maya Angelou tweeted, “Listen to yourself, and in that quietude you may hear the voice of God.” On May 28th, the woman who wrote the groundbreaking autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” was found dead in her Winston-Salem home.
Dr. Angelou was 86. […]
Wilmington chef creating special menu for Marines
Wilmington chef Keith Rhodes was tapped by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to create a lunch menu using North Carolina agricultural […]
South African Short Story Writer To Be Reburied After Long Exile
A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court may decide the final resting place for Ndazana Nathaniel Nakasa, a South African short story writer […]
10-Year Old Rape Victim Delivers Two Infants Prematurely
Abiding by Senegalese law, a 10 year old girl was compelled to complete her pregnancy despite having little knowledge of the ‘facts of life.’ […]
As Troubles In Mali Mount, New President Goes Shopping
With a new outbreak of fierce fighting reported in northern Mali’s contested Tuareg lands, reports that President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has purchased […]