The International Court of Justice has found that Britain illegally seized control of Chagos archipelago. According to the UN Court, British’s acquisition of the group of islands was wrongful. The Court further advised that Britain should end their administration of the islands as soon as possible. Specifically, the court advised Britain to hand over the islands to Mauritius. As part of the advisory opinion, the UN court judges pointed out that all UN member states were under obligation to cooperate to complete the decolonization of Mauritius. This includes the United State which operates a military base on the largest atoll…
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In a single decade (1979 to 1989), Africa lost half of its elephants to ivory trade. Up until 2014, the price of a kilo of raw ivory in China tripled to $2,100. Experts say Africa lose 55 elephants every day. Inasmuch as poaching figures are on the decline, there are still pockets of syndicates that participate in the illegal trade. Yang Feng Glan, popular with the moniker ‘Ivory Queen’ is one of them. A Tanzanian court found Glan guilty of smuggling 860 elephant tusks worth $6.45 million. Glan was sentenced together with Tanzanian accomplices Manase Julius Philemon and Salivius Francis…
Fans are always clamoring for ways to interact with celebrities. The popularity of celebrities these days can be read from their social media reach and engagement. No doubt, the fame of African actresses have gone beyond the shores of the continent. Some of them have even featured in movies that were nominated for the Oscars Award. From Nollywood to Hollywood, here are the 20 most influential African actresses on Instagram. Lupita Nyong’o (@lupitanyongo) With over 6.8 million followers and average likes of 209,733 per post, Lupita is not only the most influential but also one of the most beautiful African…
Incumbent Macky Sall convincingly won the 2019 Senegal elections. In an election with four other challengers, President Macky Sall won by 58 percent of the vote. The win gives the President his second and final five-year term. President Macky Sall was first elected in 2012 for a seven-year term—before a change in the constitution. His second term gives him 5 more years to advance his agenda. Senegal’s Democracy Senegal applies the two-round system in elections. A candidate must get at least 50 percent of the vote to avoid a second round. With 58 percent of the vote, President Macky Sall won…
Have you ever heard of the Anzisha Prize? Africa has for a while now been facing challenges with availing job opportunities for its people in particular. As a result, this has caused a string of other problems like poor health, lack of education and so on. However, this is not going to last. With the establishment of initiatives that seek to support youth innovations and development in Africa, there is a lot of hope for Africans and especially the youth. Anzisha Prize Africa believes that to change the continent, it all has to start from the grassroots: the youth. Holding…
On February 23, 2019, Nigerians queued up to elect the president who will pilot the affairs of the nation for the next four years. It was a keenly contested election but the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress (APC) came out victorious. He polled 15,191,847 to defeat his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 11,262,978. Consequently, President Muhammadu Buhari will remain the President of Nigeria for another four years. Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, made the announcement early Wednesday morning. Shortly after, the president made…
Facebook has announced that it will set up its first center to monitor African languages. The content review center will review content in diverse African languages—Swahili, Oromo, Somali etc. The move is expected to enhance safety and security on the platform. ALSO READ: 10 Most spoken Languages in Africa In order to enhance their user experience, Facebook has enabled multiple languages on its platform. This means that a user, for example, can switch the platform’s language from English to French. In addition, the platform has translation services. For example, a user can post in Zulu or Somali and use Facebook features…
Netflix is set to release the movie, William Kamkwamba ‘The boy who harnessed the wind’ on March 1, 2019. The movie is a true story adaptation of a book of the same title. Earlier, it screened at the Sundance Film Festival in preparation for its global debut. When William Kamkwamba built a windmill, he never thought he was doing anything special. He had been forced to drop out of school as a result due to famine, that made it difficult for his family to afford his tuition. The young Malawian did not want that to deter his education so he frequented…
It was a star-studded gathering of Hollywood’s biggest stars on Sunday, February 24, 2019, for the 91st Oscar Academy Awards. The 91st annual red carpet had its surprises too. However, it is understandable that with 7,900 voting members, the odds can swing anywhere. From having no host to an African-American winner, the tales will reverberate for a long time. Kevin Hart was supposed to host the Oscar this year. However, he withdrew over past tweets that were considered homophobic. The last time the Oscars held without a host was about three decades ago. The absence of a host quickly shifted…
From Saturday 23 to Saturday 2 March 2019 Burkina Faso will come alive with the Pan-African Festival of Cinema and Television (FESPACO 2019). This 26th edition also marks the 50th anniversary of FESPACO which was first launched in Ouagadougou in 1969, the capital of then Upper Volta. However, the biennial festival is now a pilgrimage of some sort for African filmmakers. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Confronting our memory and forging the future of a pan-African cinema in its essence, its economy and its diversity.” Explaining the theme, the organizers said, “…[it’s about] putting African cinema and African…