(CNN) — When some of the most well-known faces from the African diaspora arrived for a recent vacation in Accra, Ghana, it looked like just another gathering of famous people. Actors including Idris Elba rubbed shoulders with supermodel Naomi Campbell, TV sports presenter Mike Hill, and author Luvvie Ajayi. Behind this meet-up of box office stars, fashion royalty and top… Read more »
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)On first look, not much separates the two front-runners contesting Nigeria’s presidential election. Both are men in their 70s with previous experience of high-level politics. Both are from the same ethnic group. And both are Muslims from the north of the country. Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, of the All Progressives Congress party, known as the APC, and Atiku… Read more »
Several people have been killed in a stampede at a rally in support of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari‘s candidacy days before the country’s presidential and legislative elections, his office has said. The incident on Tuesday took place in Port Harcourt, a southern city in the Niger Delta oil-production heartland. Buhari’s office said in a statement the president had been “informed of the… Read more »
(CNN)Canada has announced it will take in 750 refugees from Libya, some rescued from migrant detention centers.Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said in a statement that Canada had already resettled more than 150 people, with another 600 anticipated to arrive in the next two years.Two years ago, CNN revealed video footage that showed migrants being sold into slavery in Libya, some for as… Read more »
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Sudanese refugee stuck in an Australian detention center on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea for five years has been awarded a major international human rights prize for revealing the harsh reality of Canberra’s off-shore refugee policy. Abdul Aziz Muhamat, 25, was named the 2019 Martin Ennals Laureate on Thursday for his advocacy in… Read more »
(CNN)Nearly 100 children have died since the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo started last year — and the crisis is gathering pace, with the number of new cases doubling last month, according to charity Save the Children.A total of 97 children have died from the viral illness since the outbreak began in August, 65 of whom were… Read more »
The collapse in the mines is very tragic because not only are 5 people dead, but they are still looking for survivors or even more dead. But the volunteers looking for the rest are not specialized in search parties, and they have no special equipment to help them, they are digging through the rubble with their bare hands. The mine… Read more »
Cameroon’s opposition leader Maurice Kamto was on Tuesday charged with rebellion, insurrection and hostility against the homeland, more than two weeks after his arrest on 28 January, one of his lawyers said. Kamto lost what he says was a fraudulent presidential election in October and was detained late last month after organising a small rally against long-serving President Paul Biya. Security services… Read more »
An Ethiopian singer has died after he was hit by a bullet fired to celebrate the opening of a new hotel. Dadhi Gelan was performing in the hotel in Ashufe, a small town in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, when a stray bullet hit him, one of his friends told the BBC. Dadhi was a prominent singer known for his political songs… Read more »
Black Panther has been everywhere in recent years – but spotting one of the animals the famous superhero is named after in the African wilderness is a little more rare. Wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas managed it – and there are even claims this is the first time anyone has captured a melanistic leopard on camera in Africa in 100 years. Very… Read more »