New photos coming in from Zimbabwe's state-run Herald newspaper shows President Robert Mugabe meeting with army chief Gen Constantino Chiwenga, Catholic cleric Father Fidelis Mukonori and South African envoys at State House.
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on
Thursday, 16th November, 2017, as part of his 3-day official visit
Qatar, paid a courtesy call on the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad
Al Thani.
The discussions between the two leaders centred on
energy, infrastructural development, railways and roads, and, also on
the need to co-operate strategically for the mutual benefit of the two countries and their respective populations.
Angelina Jolie
referenced the outpouring of sexual misconduct allegations in Hollywood
while urging United Nations peacekeepers to crack down on sexual
violence in an emotional speech.
“Sexual
violence is everywhere – in the industry where I work, in business, in
universities, in politics, in the military, and across the world,” she
said during her keynote address to the U.N. Peacekeeping Defense
Ministerial Conference in Vancouver on Wednesday.
A heartbroken Nigerian man, Tea Gomos, took to his Facebook page some
hours ago to announce the end of his 5-year relationship after,
according to him, he discovered that his girlfriend is set to marry
someone else next month.
Lil Peep, the New York rapper who mixed guitar-driven emo and rap production on
mixtapes that gained millions of plays on SoundCloud, died Wednesday night at
age 21. A representative for the rapper confirmed his death to Rolling
Stone, but said that the cause of death was undetermined.
The Governor of Imo state in Nigeria, Rochas Okorocha is set to commission a statue of President Akufo-Addo in Owerri.
Okorocha,
popularly called ‘Rochas”, is a reported billionaire and colorful
character who has governed Imo state in the southeast of Nigeria, since
2011. He is well known for his education philanthropy.
A disturbing video showing the moment the girlfriend of an alleged
Mexican cartel member was whipped has been viewed by thousands of people
all over the world.
Former President Jerry John Rawlings says Africa’s longest-serving
leader is one of the few to have served with pride as an African, more
than many leaders the continent has produced.
The Zimbabwean leader since Tuesday, has been confined to his home in
Harare, after the army took over power, ending the 37-year-rule of the
former British colony.
A former Argentine lawyer for a government-run soccer television
program ran in front of a Buenos Aires train and committed suicide late
on Tuesday, November 15, 2017, hours after being accused in a New York
court of receiving bribes.
A brother-sister duo greeting each other after school is melting everybody’s heart.
Verlonda and Tariq Jackson and their three children, 5, 3, and 1, look like the picture-perfect family.
The boy that took timelines by storm this time a year ago “is doing wonderful”.
A photo of Jake Amo from the village Asempanaye in Ghana was the meme of choice for many a joke in 2016. Africa Check determined that photographer Carlos Cortes had taken the famous picture of 4-year old Jake during artist Solomon Adufah’s visit to teach creative studies and art at his school in August 2015.
First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called on stakeholders to as a
matter of urgency take a unified decision to put an end to female
genital mutilation.
Speaking at a two-day International meeting on Female Genital
Mutilation (FGM) which took place in Accra on Wednesday, November 15,
2017, Mrs. Akufo-Addo said: “take a unified decision that binds us to
take strong measures to eradicate this practice”
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has missed Liverpool training on Wednesday after
feeling ill, and has attended hospital as a precaution, as confirmed by
Liverpool via the club website.
Music starMr Eazi is the latest cover star for Viper Magazine‘s eighth issue tagged the Nomad issue.
This issue features a selection of their favourite wanderers from the music and fashion world.
Charlotte Prive is delighted to announce the fashion show of the season,
debuting brand new, must-have holiday looks at 5th Avenue this 2nd
December, 2017.
“My Christmas Wish” will be a ready-to-wear, runway event to showcase
the “wish list” of Charlotte Prive looks for the holiday season.
Four suicide bombers have killed at least 10 people and wounded many others in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri.
The attackers, who included women, detonated their explosives in the Muna district, police said.
Flash floods caused by heavy overnight rain have killed at least 15 people and caused destruction in central Greece.
The industrial towns of Mandra, Nea Peramos and Megara, west of the capital Athens, were the most affected.
Yesterday, Twitter began removing the verified check mark of some of
its users as the company announced new guidelines for the verification
program, and will remove verification from accounts that fall outside
those rules.
A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci sold for a
record $450 million (380 million euros) at auction on Wednesday, obliterating
previous records for artworks sold at auction or privately.