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CRASH THAT KILLED 3 U.S. ARMY COMMANDOS AND 3 PROSTITUTES IN MALI STILL A PUZZLE
(GIN) – Questions continue to be raised about the three U.S. Army Commanders killed alongside three women alleged to be prostitutes after their rented Toyota Land Cruiser went off the Martyr’s Bridge in Bamako, Mali, West Africa, last April. The three military men were Special Operations Forces. “What were the men doing in the impoverished country of Mali?” wrote Washington Post ...
SOUTH AFRICA’S ‘DYLAN’ – FROM DETROIT – FINDS NEW FAME AND A FILM
(GIN) – Singer-songwriter Sixto Diaz Rodriguez was said to have died onstage, set himself on fire, or was a lifer who wrote all his music in jail. In fact, he was a Mexican-American, born and bred in Detroit, who could play guitar. A bootleg copy of his record “Cold Fact” wound up in South Africa, drawing a huge number of ...
Ethiopia President May Be Unable To Resume Post, Worrying Regional Leaders
(GIN) – Though the Ethiopian government has denied reports that the country’s leader has been admitted to a Belgian hospital, or that he has gone into a coma, there is little doubt that Zenawi is not well, the Kenya-based Africa Review is reporting. “East African leaders need to start worrying about what his impending exit will mean for the region,” ...
Zambia Imposes New Travel Requirements on Nigerians
By David Miskis Zambia recently released a list of countries to which they granted visa-free travel, but one glaring omission was Nigeria. It seems politics is the motivator for this move. This new policy signals an abrupt change from what used to be a simple process of obtaining a visa at an entry point, through a free visa application process. Whereas, Nigerians ...
Nigerians Condemn Senate President David Mark’s Call To Censor Social Media
By Karen Attiah Nigeria, with a population of nearly 160 million, is one of Africa’s giants when it comes to the use of social media. Nearly 4.6 million Nigerians are on Facebook. Twitter is the 6th most popular website in Nigeria. So it comes as no surprise that Nigerians were angered when the President of the Nigerian Senate David Mark suggested ...
Nigeria’s D’Tigers Meets USA’s “D’Dream Team”
By Karen Attiah Today, Nigeria’s national men’s basketball team faces a David and Goliath scenario in London. Following a 53-72 loss to Lithuania on Tuesday, The D’Tigers of Nigeria are now slated to face off against the United States’ Number 1 ranked squad at 23:15 GMT in London. This year’s Summer Games in London are the first time ever that Nigeria has sent ...
Sahara Music Show
Host Alioune Sall narrates the journey of African-American music from the belly of Africa to the slave ships to the the churches. Watch, enjoy and be informed!
Patience Jonathan: Nigeria’s First Lady
By Kayla V. Lawrence In the latest edition of what has Dame Patience Jonathan done now , we’ll look out one of the most egregious acts that she has done to date. I think we all know what I’m talking about: The First Ladies Summit. Undoubtedly we can all agree with what the summit stands for, “facilitat[ing] the flow of ...
Africa’s 2012 Olympians
By Kayla V. Lawrence With the number eleven emblazoned on his green jersey and his bare feet beating the pavement, Ethiopian marathoner, Abebe Bikila raced to the gold in the 1960 Olympics in Rome, winning the first gold medal for any African nation. 52 years and many medals later, African nations have become power houses at the Olympics. This upcoming ...
Over 3000 Persons Rendered Homeless By Jos Flood, 200 Homes Destroyed
By SaharaReporters, New York Over 3000 people have been rendered homeless, and over 200 houses destroyed, in a torrential rainfall in Jos, capital of Plateau State, Nigeria. This compounds the misery in the area, which has lately been the scene of intense communal and religious violence. The areas mostly affected by the rain and floods are Rikkos, Ungwan Rogo, Gangare, ...