Although social media has significantly quieted down on this issue in recent months, #bringbackourgirls is still an extremely urgent topic that warrants our unwavering attention.

A man ventured to help a village in Mozambique, but did much more than he set out to do. Listen to the audio player to hear what he did for the children there that made their day in our latest Human Being of the Week! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Listen to the “The D.L. Hughley […]

We are so used to doing Holidays the way we do them, that we often don’t think about the way they are celebrated in other parts…

We are so used to doing Holidays the way we do them, that we often don’t think about the way they are celebrated in other parts of the world! Jasmine Sanders has a list of ten fun facts about how Christmas is celebrated in Africa compared to the United States! Click on the audio player to listen in […]

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The grainy mobile phone video shows a mob of Kenyan men surround a woman and grab, grasp and yank her clothes until she is naked. Several such videos have emerged recently of attacks by males who deem a woman to be provocatively dressed. The attacks have created a groundswell of anger […]

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The world may well be witnessing another African revolution. After ousting President Blaise Campaore (pictured below) one week ago in a two-day uprising that included…

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LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — The Zambian government says Vice President Guy Scott, a white Zambian of Scottish descent, will become acting president of the southern African nation until elections are held within 90 days. Scott became acting president Wednesday following the death of President Michael Sata, who had been gravely ill in a London hospital. […]

Paranoia about Ebola making its way Stateside has caused many in the media to operate from the space of stupid. It’s not shocking, but no less frustrating.…

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The American evangelical pastor Rick Warren, who visited Rwanda this week, told The Associated Press that he hopes to expand his ministry to East Africa. “I could take you to 10 million villages in the world, and the only thing in them is a church,” Warren said in a phone interview […]

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ATLANTA (AP) — At least one of the two American aid workers who were infected with the Ebola virus was to be discharged Thursday from an Atlanta hospital, a spokeswoman for the aid group he was working for said. Meanwhile, Emory University Hospital planned to hold a news conference Thursday morning to discuss both patients’ […]

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MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia announced Monday that it would soon receive doses of an experimental Ebola drug and give it to two sick doctors, making them the first Africans to receive some of the scarce treatment in a spiraling outbreak. The U.S. government confirmed that it had put Liberian officials in touch with the […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Though noting persistent challenges, President Barack Obama heralded Africa as a continent on the rise and a growth market for U.S. businesses as he closed an unprecedented summit Wednesday aimed in part at fostering his own African legacy. The summit also marked a rare return to Washington for former President George W. […]