Kissgate – Malawi’s President Mutharika Caught on Camera in a Salacious Scandal
February 19, 2015 Malawi’s latest salacious scandal involves the highest office in the country. The manner in which President Peter Mutharika kissed his wife, Grace Mutharika during a much publicized Democratic Progressive Party Valentine’s day fundraising dinner has caused quite a stir in Malawi and on social media. The event took place on Saturday, February
Who will tell our stories?
February 17, 2015 Its almost become a norm. Whenever you want to get concise news about an event that has happened whether foreign or domestic, you switch to BBC, Aljazeera, and/or CNN (Though the latter has mostly lost its credibility of late). These outlets seem to have more researched or better delivered news. Our local
Nollywood, Gollywood, Hillywood: Who Gets The Oscar?
February 15, 2015 With the Oscars a little more than a week away, the question is: Will “Timbuktu” take the prize for best foreign language film? In America, at least, hardly anyone has even heard of this nominated movie about jihadis invading a rural African village. The film was made in the West African country
12 Contemporary African Artists Rocking The Art World
February 15, 2015 Africa’s contemporary artists arouse attention internationally thanks to innovative approaches to artistic expression. The work encompasses uniquely African socio-political realities, and museums, galleries and biennales worldwide can’t get enough of it. Collectors vie for relatively accessibly priced work of African artists. Recently, intriguing blockbuster shows were held at London’s Tate Modern Gallery for Meschac Gaba’s solo exhibit and at
The Loss Of African Traditional Religion In Contemporary Africa
by Rev. Peter E. Adotey Addo The desecration of Africa in the past by the Western European powers seriously and adversely affected the traditional cultures of the indigenous African people to the extent that many traditional beliefs, social values, customs, and rituals were either totally destroyed or ignored. In most cases they were considered to
Valentines’s Day in the Ebola heartlands
February 14, 2015 One of the hardest things about Ebola is that showing love can make things worse. You cannot wash the body of a loved one who has died from Ebola. You cannot touch a sick relative showing symptoms. You must abstain from sex if you have the virus and use condoms for three months
Valentine’s Day in Nigeria
February 14, 2015 If you were wondering if people celebrate Valentine’s Day in Nigeria, the answer is, oh yes, they most definitely do. February 14th, the day for lovers, is absolutely crazy in Nigeria, Lagos in particular. Entire streets, hotels, stores, restaurants are covered in red, pink and white streamers, with big heart shaped signs
Nigerian poll delay saves Valentine’s Day
February 13, 2015 Lagos (AFP) – “No Elections Till March! So Let’s Drink and Dine, This Valentine,” screams a bright red flier decorated with hearts from an upmarket restaurant in Nigeria’s financial capital, Lagos. Residents in Africa’s most populous city had thought they would be deprived of one of their favourite festivals this year because
Mandela’s place in history
February 13, 2015 Nelson Mandela died on 5 December 2013. How, a year later, are we to assess Madiba’s achievements and place in history? Will he, like Osiris in ancient Egypt, become a deified ancestor, a new avatar of forgiveness and reconciliation? Or will his place be as the great conqueror of apartheid and father
Barack Obama’s silly Buzzfeed video goes viral
February 13, 2015 US president Barack Obama appears fairly un-presidential in a new video produced by Buzzfeed to encourage Americans to enrol in an Obamacare health plan before the Sunday deadline. The video shows Obama in the White House waiting for an interviewer to arrive, while the reporter gets ready at home. As Obama waits,