Plane with seven people on board disappears west of Senegal during medical evacuation
A plane with seven people, including one French passenger, on board has disappeared west of Senegal during a medical evacuation. The plane flying from Burkina Faso to Senegal was carrying three flight crew members, a Senegalese doctor, two nurses, and a French patient. The other nationalities included two Algerians and a person from Congo, although
Group Of 100 Black Male Professionals Greet Students On First Day, Help Bust Stereotypes
Students going back to school had some awesome cheerleaders to usher them into the new year. A group of 100 black men gathered outside Martin Luther King Elementary School in Hartford, Connecticut, last week, forming a line to greet kids on their first day of school, A Plus reported. The welcome was organized by Pastor AJ Johnson and
Tyler Perry Meets With Tanzanian Children With Albinism
Perry donated $200,000 three years ago to help build a four-bedroom house for a group of children who had been mutilated for their body parts. ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Perry recently met with a group of Tanzanian children with albinism who are living in a home the filmmaker helped fund. Perry representative Keleigh Thomas Morgan
Key Snake Antivenom Is Running Out, Doctors Without Borders Warns
Tens of thousands of lives are in danger. We’re about to run out of Fav-Afrique, the most effective antivenom for snakebites in sub-Saharan Africa, Doctors Without Borders warned on Monday. This could imperil the lives ofthe 1.5 million people who are bitten by a snake in the region every year. Fav-Afrique has been the antivenom of choice for
Buhari declares personal assets
In a move seen as a positive gesture to encourage transparency and probity, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has declared his personal assets. The former general declared a fortune of $150,000 and he owns shares in Berger Paints, Union Bank and Skye Bank, although the value of the shares was not revealed. The declaration also states
WHY BLACK DOLLS IN AFRICA MATTER
To correct the perception of only little representation of the African child in the toy industry, Maite Makgoba, a South African entrepreneur created a line of dolls —Momppy Mpoppy which showcase the variations of Africans’ skin colour. Makgoba hopes that her coily kinked black dolls will encourage tolerance and acceptance for young girls of colour around the world.
BOKO HARAM EXTENDS ACTIVITIES TO SOUTHERN NIGERIA
Since Boko Haram began major operations about 6 years ago, the group has restricted its attacks to Northern Nigeria. However, the recent arrests of twenty suspected Boko Haram members by the Department of Security Services (DSS) in Lagos and other states suggest the group’s intention to spread its nefarious activities around the country. Residents of these states are expressing
South Africa’s latest disease: Sinophobia
Plans by the government to allow for Mandarin to be taught in schools in South Africa solicited umbrage from the teachers’ union and set social media and comment sections ablaze with fears of a Chinese “imperialism” in Africa and a new “colonialism”. What lies behind this absurd view? My countrymen, who otherwise pretend to be
THESE FIVE PRIORITIES COULD HELP STABILIZE SOUTH AFRICA’S ECONOMY
After South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy the country’s GDP almost doubled in real terms. The government put a series of infrastructural development in place to increase access to water, sanitation, transport and electricity. However, since 2008 the country has recorded an average annual GDP growth of just 1.8 percent, which is less than half the
Nigerian Woman Helen Mukoro Running For President In Spain
Meet Helen Mukoro, a Nigerian-Spanish Lawyer who hailed from Delta state.She worked briefly in Delta State Governor’s office before she left Nigeria to Spain in 1992. Mukoro gained prominence in Spanish politics, when she founded a political party and later became the first Nigerian-Spanish to contest for the Mayor of Denia in May this year.