Nigeria: Mimiko wins local elections

Akure, Nigeria – Labourist candidate Mimiko wins against Agagu in Ondo state elections. The tribunal said today. “The last elections in Nigeria were flawed as there were massive rigging and violence“, reporter Kayode Ogundamisi said. The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ondo state capital Akure, today declared the Labour Party governorship candidate Dr. Olusegun Mimiko […]

Kenya: Nafsi Afrika Akrobats in Italy

Kenya’s Nafsi Afrika Akrobats will perform in Italy north region of Piemonte in August. “Nafsi – it is written in their website – is the swahili word for “soul”. The group name, Nafsi Afrika, is a cliché meaning we are the soul of Africa and we have Africa deep within our souls.”

Zimbabwe: conference about democracy in Milan, Italy

“La democrazia in Zimbabwe: cronaca di una morte annunciata?” (Democracy in Zimbabwe: report of an announced death?) is the title of a conference organised last 21 of July in Milan by associazione Radicale “Enzo Tortora”. “After 30 years of war, the Eritrea’s regime received arms instead of reconstruction help” Michael Kidane, president of the Charity […]

Kenya: Odinga meets Miliband

Kenya prime minister, Raila Odinga, has met UK foreign secretary David Miliband. Person David Miliband Right click for SmartMenu shortcuts TheKenyan prime minister is touring a number of world capital cities to attract foreign investors to look at Kenya as a business opportunity. Photo by: Foreign and Commonwealth Foreign Office photostream

Roots festival: third edition ends with Simphiwe Dana

Yesterday night, the 20th of July 2008, the Roots Festival of African music ended in Reggio Calabria, southern Italy. From Friday the 18th until the Sunday the 20th of July, the music exhibition showed worldwide famous artists such as Freshly Ground, Sam Tshabalala and Simphiwe Dana.

Africa shots by photographer Raphaël Blasselle

With a degre in economics and a strong interest for photography, Raphaël Blasselle visited Malawi and Mozambique in 2004. He shot some pictures that you will now find here below this text. Born in France and virtually “adopted” by Rome, Italy, as he said, Blasselle has held expositions in different European countries since 2004. www.raphaelblasselle.eu

Freshly Ground music group on stage in southern Italy

South african group Freshly Ground appeared in concert in Reggio Calabria for what is a three day exhibition, called “Roots“, dedicated to south african artists celebrating the end of the apartheid.

Kenya: Sports Power House to miss Beijing Olympics

For the first time in the recent history of Olympic Games in Kenya, there will be no representative in next month’s 24th edition of Olympic Games in Beijing from St. Patricks high school Iten – the seedbed of International and elite runners in  Kenya. For the first time in the recent history of Olympic Games […]

Mozambique: photo exhibition on the web made by kids

An Italian Ngo working in Mozambique realised different projects and made the adverts for them with the help of two kids who shot different pictures of what is changing in their life.  Antonio and Felipe live in the village of Lugela, in the region of Zambesia, Mozambique. They have been enroled by the  Zawadishop and have […]

African Roots in southern Italy

The third edition of Festival Roots will be held in Reggio Calabria, Italy, from the 18th until the 20th of July. The event is managed by the Italian association Bao Bab who had invited very famous South African artists: Freshly Ground, Sam Tshabalala and Simphiwe Dana