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African Women
- Liberia’s Leymah Gbowee: The power of the powerless - Comments (0)
- Gbowee Learns of Nobel Peace Prize While on Book Tour - Comments (0)
- Images: Walk Against Rape - Comments (0)
- ARISE Magazine’s Made in Africa Show Brings Brilliant Print Mixing and Star-Studded Attendance - Comments (0)
- Elite Model Look Nigeria 2011 - Comments (0)
- Nollywood Uche Jombo Premiers Movie - Comments (0)
- Nigeria Fashion Week 2011 going Green - Comments (0)
- A Malian Singer Sets Her West African Message to a Dance Beat - Comments (0)
- Uche Jombo releases song for Damage Movie - Comments (0)
All Africa
- Gaddafi’s death is an act of terrorism and an illegality – Ghana Political Commentator - Comments (2)
- Liberia’s Leymah Gbowee: The power of the powerless - Comments (0)
- Gbowee Learns of Nobel Peace Prize While on Book Tour - Comments (0)
- Images: Walk Against Rape - Comments (0)
- An Example Of All that’s Wrong with Africa – Part 2 - Comments (0)
- ARISE Magazine’s Made in Africa Show Brings Brilliant Print Mixing and Star-Studded Attendance - Comments (0)
- Elite Model Look Nigeria 2011 - Comments (0)
- ‘Libyans don’t like people with dark skin, but some are innocent’ - Comments (0)
- In Libya: Many of the dead are black Africans killed by Rebels - Comments (0)
Art
- Africa Rising: With film school, can Sierra Leone change ‘Blood Diamond’ image? - Comments (0)
- Bombino, The Tuareg guitarist - Comments (0)
- Fashion Meets Environmental Awareness at the Nigeria Fashion Week 2011 - Comments (0)
- ARISE Magazine’s Made in Africa Show Brings Brilliant Print Mixing and Star-Studded Attendance - Comments (0)
- Montreal International Black Film Festival broadens our views - Comments (0)
- Nollywood Uche Jombo Premiers Movie - Comments (0)
- A Malian Singer Sets Her West African Message to a Dance Beat - Comments (0)
- ‘ANCHOR BABY’ GOES TO UNITED KINGDOM - Comments (0)
- Paris Photo 2011 Takes African Photography as Its Special Theme for This Year’s Edition - Comments (0)
Articles
- How old are you? - Comments (0)
- Where to watch Ghana and Nigeria Movies Online for free - Comments (8)
- What Does God Want From Us Today? - Comments (0)
- National Day of Nigeria - Comments (0)
- 157 Popular Igbo Names and Their Meaning - Comments (3)
- Why is Africa sometimes spelt with a K? - Comments (0)
- The Most Popular Holiday Destination in West Africa? - Comments (0)
- What is the world’s most venomous insect? - Comments (0)
- Where does jollof rice originate from? - Comments (1)
Business
- Ghana’s Oil Potential Unknown and Growing - Comments (0)
- Nigeria, Cameroon and Sierra Leone in fishing projects - Comments (0)
- RIM launches BlackBerry Bold 9900 in Nigeria - Comments (0)
- Gold: good for Mali and Papua New Guinea - Comments (0)
- Poor legal frameworks block African renewable energy plans - Comments (0)
- Bharti Airtel ups Nigeria investment to $1 billion - Comments (0)
- Niger to start oil production in Q1 next year – PM - Comments (0)
- Guinea-Bissau’s Lone Brewery Hopes to Tap National Pride - Comments (0)
- Africa’s progress belongs to Africa: Overseas Development Institute - Comments (0)
Cinema
- Movie: A Sting In A Tale - Comments (0)
- Movie: Passion Of My Destiny - Comments (0)
- Movie: Beautiful Lies - Comments (0)
- Movie: My Last Wedding - Comments (0)
Crime Watch
- Chilling rape video shocks Nigeria - Comments (0)
- Ghana National Security Officials in Cocaine Bust - Comments (0)
- Chelsea star’s plea after father is kidnapped in Nigeria - Comments (0)
- Taiwanese, Chinese get 15 years for drugs in Nigeria - Comments (0)
- Togolese Woman charged with attack on garda given bail in Ireland - Comments (0)
- Ex-president Gbagbo ‘son’ remanded over impersonation - Comments (0)
- Nigerian Security Forces Search for Attackers Who Killed At Least 10 - Comments (0)
- Cyber Crime in Africa, a Stalemate to Economic Development - Comments (0)
- Nigerian immigrant who stole 350 identities jailed in UK - Comments (0)
Cultural
- Togo/Belgium: Maurice Maeterlinck’s “Blue Bird” Gets an African Cage - Comments (0)
- Sotheby’s cancels sale of ‘looted’ Benin mask - Comments (0)
- ‘Don’t auction Benin artefacts’ - Comments (0)
- Africa festival kicks off in Taipe - Comments (0)
- Critics laud art from Africa’s ancient Ife Kingdom - Comments (0)
- ‘Barefoot Diva’ Cesaria Évora: straightforward yet mysterious - Comments (0)
- Senegal’s black arts festival in December 2010: report - Comments (0)
- Wole Soyinka: Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate - Comments (0)
- Mrs. Goundo’s Daughter: The Family Tragedy of Female Genital Cutting in Mali - Comments (0)
Culture
- In Senegal, sheep are man’s best friend - Comments (0)
- In Pictures: 2010 World Festival of Black Arts and Cultures Press Conference - Comments (0)
- Nigerian academics seek to elevate humble Pidgin - Comments (0)
- 157 Popular Igbo Names and Their Meaning - Comments (3)
- Ghana, Land of Powerful Traditional Herbalists and Herbs - Comments (1)
- Sunday beach in the spotlight A one-stop shop for naughty behaviour - Comments (0)
- Opinion: Ghana-man At Crossroads - Comments (0)
- Money can buy you happiness — but only of one kind: study - Comments (0)
- Initiation rite revived in 16 villages in Senegal - Comments (0)
Current Affairs
- Chilling story of 44 Ghanaians Killed in Gambia. Claims President Yahya Jammeh ordered their execution - Comments (1)
- Nigerian Senate passes same-sex marriage prohibition bill. Warns developed nations to stop any attempt to violate Nigeria’s value system - Comments (0)
- Children return to School after conflict - Comments (0)
- 56 held in Mauritania over census protests - Comments (0)
- Tiny Burkina Faso confronts Gadhafi’s enormous legacy - Comments (0)
- Hundreds of returning Tuaregs alarm Mali, Niger - Comments (0)
- Analysis: Nigeria – Too Big to Fail - Comments (0)
- Nigeria’s president vows to control terrorism - Comments (0)
- The Makeni Children: How Flawed Is the International Adoption Process? - Comments (0)
Economy
- Nigeria, Cameroon and Sierra Leone in fishing projects - Comments (0)
- Gold: good for Mali and Papua New Guinea - Comments (0)
- Niger to start oil production in Q1 next year – PM - Comments (0)
- Africa’s progress belongs to Africa: Overseas Development Institute - Comments (0)
- Sime Darby to Invest $3.1 Billion in Liberia: Reuters - Comments (0)
- Research: Finding out why African banks lend so little - Comments (0)
- Ghana’s Economy to Expand 13% After Start of Oil, IMF Says - Comments (0)
- Growing African Middle Class is Potential Source of Political Stability - Comments (0)
- Anadarko pulls out of Ivory Coast - Comments (0)
Editor Pick
- Images: Mystery surrounds Kaduna explosion - Comments (0)
- Spectacular display of Culture. Eyo masquerades dance through Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos - Comments (0)
- Children return to School after conflict - Comments (0)
- Google Tries to Increase Its Popularity in Nigeria with Support of Nigerian Government - Comments (0)
- Liberia opposition demands new election chief for run-off - Comments (0)
- Liberia’s Leymah Gbowee: The power of the powerless - Comments (0)
- Images: 51st independence celebration of Nigeria - Comments (0)
- An Example Of All that’s Wrong with Africa – Part 2 - Comments (0)
- Message to Dangote: Charity Begins at Home - Comments (1)
Entertainment
- Africa Rising: With film school, can Sierra Leone change ‘Blood Diamond’ image? - Comments (0)
- A Malian Singer Sets Her West African Message to a Dance Beat - Comments (0)
- Uche Jombo releases song for Damage Movie - Comments (0)
- ‘ANCHOR BABY’ GOES TO UNITED KINGDOM - Comments (0)
- Togo/Belgium: Maurice Maeterlinck’s “Blue Bird” Gets an African Cage - Comments (0)
- Nollywood Diva Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde covers the April 2011 issue of Genevieve Magazine - Comments (0)
- Mtv Celebrates Nigeria’s Independence - Comments (0)
- Nigeria floods displace 2m people - Comments (0)
Fashion
- Nigeria Fashion Week 2011 going Green - Comments (0)
- In Pictures: More from Backstage at Dakar Fashion Week 2011 - Comments (0)
- Little Rock designer and stylist Korto Momolu at AFWNY - Comments (0)
- Russian-Ghanaian designer wows Dakar Fashion Week - Comments (0)
- The bright side: Ivorian style on show at Dakar fashion week - Comments (0)
- In Pictures: Backstage at Dakar Fashion Week 2011 - Comments (0)
- Burkinabe Beauty – Georgie Badiel - Comments (0)
- Pictures: The African Fashion Fair 2010 - Comments (0)
- Biggest hair competition in Nigeria - Comments (0)
Featured
- 1,500 Malians flee Tuareg conflict to Burkina Faso - Comments (0)
- Freedom under Ouattara? Three newspapers suspended in Ivory Coast - Comments (0)
- Chilling story of 44 Ghanaians Killed in Gambia. Claims President Yahya Jammeh ordered their execution - Comments (1)
- Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo taken into custody at ICC. Facing charges of murder, rape, persecution and inhuman acts - Comments (0)
- Confusion Ahead of Liberia’s Presidential Run-Off - Comments (0)
- Flood devastates Ghana’s Capital City - Comments (3)
- Gaddafi’s death is an act of terrorism and an illegality – Ghana Political Commentator - Comments (2)
- Nigeria, South Africa fail to reach Nations Cup - Comments (0)
- Gbowee Learns of Nobel Peace Prize While on Book Tour - Comments (0)
Food & Drinks
- In Pictures: Traditional methods of Cooking in West Africa - Comments (0)
- Serving a taste of Senegal - Comments (0)
- What Foods Are Good For Your Eyesight? - Comments (0)
- The serious business of soup in Ghana -Kofi Akpabli award-winning article - Comments (6)
- How to make yellow curry - Comments (0)
General
- Flood devastates Ghana’s Capital City - Comments (3)
- Ivory Coast needs more funds for recovery, says UN - Comments (0)
- Amazon unveils ‘Kindle Fire’ to take battle to iPad - Comments (0)
- Chilling rape video shocks Nigeria - Comments (0)
- DETHRONING THE KINGMAKERS - Comments (1)
- Car bomb strikes UN building in Nigeria’s capital+Images from the Scene - Comments (1)
- Two killed, several trapped by collapsing illegal mine in Ghana - Comments (0)
- Ghana National Security Officials in Cocaine Bust - Comments (0)
- Shell Shuts Nigeria Adibawa Pipeline After Oil Spill Caused By Sabotage - Comments (0)
Highlight
- Africa Rising: With film school, can Sierra Leone change ‘Blood Diamond’ image? - Comments (0)
- Bombino, The Tuareg guitarist - Comments (0)
- Fashion Meets Environmental Awareness at the Nigeria Fashion Week 2011 - Comments (0)
- Africa: Hollywood’s invisible continent - Comments (0)
- Glamour: Miss World 2011 - Comments (0)
- Nikki Samonas Hosts African Movie Review - Comments (1)
- Felebration 2011 - Comments (0)
- Leymah Gbowee - Comments (0)
- Keeping Up With The Mandelas - Comments (0)
Images
- Images: Mystery surrounds Kaduna explosion - Comments (0)
- Spectacular display of Culture. Eyo masquerades dance through Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos - Comments (0)
- Mali President in Monaco - Comments (0)
- Leymah Gbowee - Comments (0)
- Images: 51st independence celebration of Nigeria - Comments (0)
- Images: Walk Against Rape - Comments (0)
- In Pictures: Stranded - Comments (0)
- Celebrity Activist Suzanne Africa Engo - Comments (1)
- ARISE Magazine’s Made in Africa Show Brings Brilliant Print Mixing and Star-Studded Attendance - Comments (0)
Lifestyle
- Nigeria Fashion Week 2011 going Green - Comments (0)
- Why Ouagadougou is city of rhythm, fashion and fun - Comments (0)
- In Pictures: More from Backstage at Dakar Fashion Week 2011 - Comments (0)
- Little Rock designer and stylist Korto Momolu at AFWNY - Comments (0)
- Russian-Ghanaian designer wows Dakar Fashion Week - Comments (0)
- The bright side: Ivorian style on show at Dakar fashion week - Comments (0)
- In Pictures: Backstage at Dakar Fashion Week 2011 - Comments (0)
- Travel: Ghana style fitness - Comments (0)
- Burkinabe Beauty – Georgie Badiel - Comments (0)
Living
- Travel: Ghana style fitness - Comments (0)
- Buyer confidence in Cape Verde is coming back - Comments (0)
- Maio Tip for Cape Verde investors - Comments (0)
- The perfect home office – Fight against clutter - Comments (0)
- Comfy Accents: Boudoir Designs To Fit Your Life - Comments (0)
- Lighting hints at home - Comments (0)
Multimedia
- Images: Mystery surrounds Kaduna explosion - Comments (0)
- Video: Nigeria Child Abuse - Comments (0)
- Spectacular display of Culture. Eyo masquerades dance through Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos - Comments (0)
- Mali President in Monaco - Comments (0)
- Burkina Faso’s leather industry - Comments (0)
- Leymah Gbowee - Comments (0)
- Short Film: Kayayo - Comments (0)
- Images: 51st independence celebration of Nigeria - Comments (0)
- Images: Walk Against Rape - Comments (0)
Musicals
- Liberia: Nimba Burr – Ikaun Dor Gboah - Comments (0)
- Togo: Nimon Toki Lala – En Feu - Comments (0)
- Niger: Sogha – Basa Tarey - Comments (0)
- Ghana: Amaba – Lady Wei - Comments (0)
- Mauritania: Demba Tandia – Lemounou - Comments (0)
- Guinea Bissau: Chacha Di Charmi III - Comments (0)
- Cape Verde: David Brazao – Muda Sistema - Comments (0)
- Mali: Salif Keita – Africa - Comments (0)
- Nigeria: Femi Kuti – Beng Beng Beng - Comments (0)
Politics
- Freedom under Ouattara? Three newspapers suspended in Ivory Coast - Comments (0)
- Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo taken into custody at ICC. Facing charges of murder, rape, persecution and inhuman acts - Comments (0)
- Laurent Gbagbo’s party boycotts December legislative elections - Comments (0)
- Confusion Ahead of Liberia’s Presidential Run-Off - Comments (0)
- Liberia opposition demands new election chief for run-off - Comments (0)
- Carter Center Says Liberian Election Campaigns Generally Peaceful: Urges Steps to Level Playing Field - Comments (0)
- Groups slam Guinea over raids - Comments (0)
- Ivory Coast launches reconciliation process - Comments (0)
- Senegal’s Wade ‘to sue’ over French bribe claims - Comments (0)
Social
- Ghana ‘witches’ safer in their camp. Declines Government’s intervention - Comments (0)
- In Ghana Success Battling HIV/AIDS Hangs In The Balance - Comments (0)
- Leaders Told To Help Stop Forced Marriage - Comments (0)
- Ghana: The Abandoned Offspring of Oil - Comments (0)
- ‘Miracle’ plant boosting health in Sierra Leone - Comments (0)
- Amnesty International criticises Sierra Leone’s free health care plan - Comments (0)
- Sitigmatisation and misconception remain major threats for fighting HIV/AIDS in Ghana - Comments (0)
- Ivory Coast Refugees Living With Former Liberian Refugees - Comments (0)
- Kerosene out of reach for oil-rich Nigeria’s poor - Comments (0)
Sports
- Nigeria, South Africa fail to reach Nations Cup - Comments (0)
- Gyan defends Sunderland exit - Comments (0)
- In Pictures: African Women in Sports - Comments (0)
- The world’s highest paid footballer - Comments (0)
- Michael Obi, father of Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi released - Comments (0)
- Chelsea star’s plea after father is kidnapped in Nigeria - Comments (0)
- Spurs sign Ivorian teenager - Comments (0)
- Ghana/Nigeria: Country Slams Nigeria ‘Juju’ Claims - Comments (0)
- Soccer: Top tight in Senegal, tighter in Nigeria - Comments (0)
Tech
- Windows 8 Screenshots That Will Make You Forget About Windows 7 - Comments (1)
- Google Tries to Increase Its Popularity in Nigeria with Support of Nigerian Government - Comments (0)
- Nigeria’s Budding Mark Zuckerberg - Comments (0)
- And Now Yahoo Has Put Itself Up For Sale… - Comments (0)
- One Man’s Vision to Blanket Africa in Free Wireless Internet - Comments (0)
- Tech: RIM officially announces BBM Music - Comments (0)
- Jetking launches assemble-it-yourself tablet computer model - Comments (0)
- Sony launches their Internet TV in Lagos - Comments (0)
- Internet users: Nigeria among Top 20 countries - Comments (0)
Travel
- Why Ouagadougou is city of rhythm, fashion and fun - Comments (0)
- Travel: Ghana style fitness - Comments (0)
- Surrounded by turquoise waters on Cape Verde’s Sal isla - Comments (0)
- Fun Facts About the Gambia – West Africa - Comments (2)
- Nigerian pilgrims return from Hajj - Comments (0)
- In Pictures: Côte d’Ivoire relaunches tourism - Comments (0)
- The idyllic islands of Cape Verde - Comments (0)
- Tourism in Desert Regions Drops After Travel Warning - Comments (0)
- Senegal: every mosque tells a story in modern Dakar - Comments (0)
Video News
- Video: Nigeria Child Abuse - Comments (0)
- Burkina Faso’s leather industry - Comments (0)
- Short Film: Kayayo - Comments (0)
- Video: Liberia Elections Discussion - Comments (0)
- Video: Rebranding The Nigerian Flag - Comments (0)
- Video: They want to rape us – African migrants cry in Libya - Comments (0)
- Documentray: Death Fog - Comments (0)
- Video: Bomb Blast at UN Headquarters Abuja Nigeria - Comments (0)
- Evaluation of the Paris Declaration: Senegal Country Report - Comments (0)
World
- World: Five severed HEADS found in sack outside Mexican primary school - Comments (0)
- Leaders Told To Help Stop Forced Marriage - Comments (0)
- I’ll prove teenager is my son, says Nigerian father in immigration fight - Comments (0)
- UK: Ghanaian trader accused of £1.3bn fraud - Comments (0)
- Burkina Faso offers asylum to Gaddafi - Comments (0)
- The Fall Of The Giant, The Mourning Of The People - Comments (1)
- Strauss-Kahn free after courts let prosecutor drop sex case by Guinean maid - Comments (0)
- Sham wife ‘liked chicken, smoking… and was big’ - Comments (0)
- ‘Brilliant’ Ghanaian Oxford University student drowns in French beauty spot - Comments (0)

