UN Warns of Rising Threat to Children in Mali
(International Christian Concern) –Mali has been a hotbed for violence and extremism for many years now. In 2012, extremists and separatists were able to seize control of much of Northern Mali. The extremists More...
Is Africa Losing Its Fight Against Skin Bleaching? Rwanda Enlists the Help of Police to Enforce the Laws
We all know how controversial the issue of skin lightening is across the world, with many countries banning the use of skin lightening products. Well, banning doesn’t seem to be working in Africa; the police are More...
Mali extends the State of Emergency for another year
(International Christian Concern) –Mali has extended their state of emergency by another year due to continued Jihadists activity in the northern half of the country as well as terrorist activity throughout it More...
UNICEF: ‘It will take over 100 years to end child marriage in West and Central Africa’
Unless something drastic happens, it’s going to take about a century to end child marriage in West and Central Africa, according to a UNICEF report published earlier this week. Public domain image/Mondo Magic The More...
State Department issues travel alert due to terrorism plans by ISIL (aka Da’esh), al-Qa’ida and Boko Haram
The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to possible risks of travel due to increased terrorist threats. Current information suggests that ISIL (aka Da’esh), al-Qa’ida, Boko Haram, and other terrorist More...
Beyoncé donates $125K to help get baby warmers to women in Africa
Beyoncé announced a $125,000 donation to Embrace Innovations, Jane Chen’s organization that designed and distributes her infant warmer, a low-cost alternative to the incubator that looks like a tiny sleeping More...
Ebola cases in Guinea near 200
The number of clinical cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and deaths associated with the disease have increased in both Guinea and Liberia, according to a World Health Organization update Thursday. Image/Charles More...
Suspected Ebola case investigated in Ghana
A child from Mali that died at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, Ghana, is being investigated as a suspected case of Ebola Viral Disease (EVD), according to the Ghana News Agency today. GhanaImage/CIA Ghana’s More...
Ebola update: Liberia announces outbreak, suspected cases reported in Mali
UPDATE: Guinea Ebola numbers are 137 suspect/confirmed cases and 86 deaths. The Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) outbreak first reported from forested areas in south-eastern Guinea has continued to increase and evolve. In More...
Carter Center: 148 Guinea worm cases were reported worldwide in 2013
PRESS RELEASE The Carter Center announced today that 148 Guinea worm cases were reported worldwide in 2013. These provisional numbers, reported by ministries of health in the remaining four endemic nations and More...
Pamela Anderson asks Philippine President Benigno Aquino to dinner to discuss ‘Mali’ the elephant
The former Baywatch star and Playboy icon, Pamela Anderson, in an effort to have an elephant transferred out of the Manila Zoo in the Philippines, has asks the Philippine President to dinner next time he comes More...
French mother goes to court over sending her son, named Jihad, to school in a ‘pro-terrorist’ t-shirt
A t-shirt worn by a 3-year-old nursery-schooler, who is named Jihad, now has spiraled to a court case which will begin this week. France is facing new challenges with its growing Muslim population, but the child’s More...
Niger to allow U.S. surveillance drones to be stationed in country, anti-war group says get the drones out of Africa
In an apparent effort to be closer to Mali, US ambassador to Niger, Bisa Williams, made a request to Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou Monday to allow US drone to be based in the northwest African nation. Acording More...
Frederick Buttaccio, Texas man, confirmed as American killed in Algerian terrorist hostage crisis
One American worker at a natural gas complex in Algeria has been found dead, U.S. officials said Friday. Frederick Buttaccio, a Texas resident, was identified as the American who died, said the statement from State More...
Algeria hostage crisis over, death toll unclear, atleast 11 militants killed
Algeria’s special forces have completed their operation to free hostages from a natural gas complex deep in the Sahara desert, but provided no information on a possible death toll, Algeria’s state news More...
Stephen McFaul, Ireland man, confirmed safe after Algeria hostage crisis
The Algeria hostage crisis is over for one man who has contacted his family on Thursday. UPDATE: The crisis is over, but details are unclear, more here Stephen McFaul Stephen McFaul contacted his wife Thursday afternoon More...
Chaos in Mali draws French troops, U.S. to provide assistance
Hundreds of French troops arrived in the African country of Mali Friday to carry out raids in an attempt to try to prevent al-Qaida’s North African affiliate, al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb or AQIM, from More...
Mali Islamist buying children to make into soldiers as they impose Sharia Law
Mali Islamists who seized control of part of Mali are amassing money from ransoms and drug trafficking while imposing Sharia law, says a senior UN official, reports the BBC. Child soldiers are being purchased from More...
Mali Islamist lash couple 100 times for out of wedlock child
The Islamists occupying northern Mali on Wednesday gave a couple 100 lashes of a whip for having a child out of wedlock, Sowetan Live reports. Mali Flag Photo/S Kopp via wikimedia commons “At Sankore Square in More...
