Month: February 2015
New African Poetry Finds Its Voice On The Web
From the pages of private notebooks or the dog-eared copies of rare published editions, the works of modern African poets are emerging with great fanfare thanks to a dedicated handful of writers and teachers building a network […]
Superstar Kidjo’s ‘Eve’ Spotlights African Women’s Music
Angélique Kidjo[/caption]African singer, showstopper and activist Angélique Kidjo, won her second Grammy Award for the Best World Music Album […]
Sierra Leone Promises Probe intoMissing Ebola Funds
A full investigation will be conducted into multiple failures of accountability regarding the use of $5 million in funds sent for the fight against Ebola, the government of Sierra Leone has pledged. […]
Reversing Course, U.S. To Aid Nigeria In Boko Haram Fight
The previous position held that advanced weapons could not be provided as there were troubling allegations of human rights violations by Nigeria’s security forces. There also appeared to be a lack of political will to defeat Boko Haram […]
Russell Westbrook Wins 2015 All-Star MVP Award
Russell Westbrook was the brightest All-Star in the Big Apple. Westbrook scored 41 points — one shy of Wilt Chamberlain‘s 53-year-old record — and was selected MVP of the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night […]
Apple’s unreasonable patent claim
BY HARRY ALFORD In December, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard arguments in the long- running patent war between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. over claims that the […]
STATE BRIEFS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015
PROSECUTOR NOT RULING OUT HATE CRIME IN TRIPLE CHAPEL HILL SHOOTING [CHAPEL HILL].Durham’s top prosecutor said Wednesday that he is not ruling out the possibility of a hate crime in the Tuesday evening shooting deaths of […]
Mrs. Katherine Scott Weller passes at 92
Katherine Scott Weller, 92, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her daughters on Monday, February 9, 2015. Mrs. Weller was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Fritz William Weller and three […]
Expose Haunts Banking Giant That Helped Hide African Billions
In an unusual collaborative effort, a team of journalists from 45 countries has produced a blistering expose of a billionaires’ bank in Switzerland which was helping to place huge sums of its […]