Somalia: Islamist attacks into Ethiopia

Image via Wikipedia Somali Islamist rebel Hizbul Islam vowed on Thursday that they will invade inside Ethiopia towns, a top official threatened. Islamist governor of border region of Hiiran, Shuriye Farah Sabriye told reporters in Mogadishu that his group will launch cross border attacks against Ethiopia. He said that they were in the final preparations […]

Interview to Nicoletta Fagiolo, film director

In this interview, Nicoletta Fagiolo, film director of “Résistant du 9eme art”, explains why she made this movie, how came this idea, and what are the main African cartoonist characters played in this film. You can buy this movie HERE

Emergency in Rosarno (RC, Italy)

To all Italians or Africans living in Italy. There is an EMERGENCY IN ROSARNO (Reggio Calabria, Italy). Rescuers of African workers living in very poor conditions, helping MSF (Doctors without borders – Medecins sans frontieres)  needs mattress and everything necessary to let people sleep out of cold and rain. Please if you can’t do nothing […]

Letter Bomb at a Super Screen TV in Lagos

As the world prepares for Christmas and New Year celebration, the security agents are analysing the remains of a letter bomb attack yesterday, at a popular super screen television Lagos, Nigeria.  As huhuonline.com, an online news agency, reported it yesterday, ‘a man walked into the building housing Super screen Television in Onipanu part of Lagos […]

ZUMA HOMAGE TO THE 'FORGOTTEN HEROES'

Strugle veterans took centre stage at the Day of Reconciliation celebrations at Freedom Park in Pretoria, where President Jacob Zuma honoured those who fought for South Africa’s liberation. The “forgotten heroes” were on Monday awarded a “token of gratitude”, which included a South African flag, and honoured for their selfless sacrifice. The event was staged […]

Festivalletteratura 2009 – Southafricans poets

Southafrican poets showed all their talent last 12 settembre 2009 in Mantova, Italy, during the Literature Festival 2009 (www.festivaletteratura.it). They were cheered by a very warm, applauding crowd made by people of all ages. These authors spoke about their origin stressing that everybody living in this planet Earth comes from Africa. In this page you […]

African baby found in London

Audrey Kessie Nyano, a ghanaian girl 18-month old, has been found in London after she taken yesterday by an impostor from Walworth police station.Here below we republish the news as appeared on the BBC website. An 18-month old girl who police mistakenly allowed to be taken by an impostor from a station has been found. […]

The life of Fela Anikulapo Kuti goes into Cinema

“British artist-turned-director Steve McQueen has signed up to direct a biopic of Fela Kuti, the larger-than-life musician who created Afrobeat, inspired James Brown to make funk music, almost ran for the presidency of Nigeria, and at one point had 27 wives. Variety reports that McQueen will also co-write the screenplay for Fela with Biyi Bandele. […]

African baby taken from police station in London

We republish this news from the BBC in the hope that somebody might know this and help in the search that is going on in London. A hunt is under way for an 18-month-old girl taken from a police station. Audrey Kessie Nyanor’s mother, 36, was arrested on Thursday in Southwark, south-east London over alleged […]

Inside Story – Nigeria's sectarian crisis – 29 July 09