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Nigerian people fleeing from clashes in Maiduguri

#BringBackOurGirls 2 Years Later

One in every five "suicide bombers" used by Boko Haram in the past two years has been a child, underscoring…

09.18.08

Mothers carrying children and waiting at rural health clinic

Nigerian Baby Abandoned Over Witchcraft Claims Makes Astonishing…

Baby Hope was helped by Danish aid Anja Ringgren Lovén in January after his family abandoned him over accusations of…

06.15.01

ME.jailhouse#1.0117.CW Montebello City Council has approved use of a private contractor to run the n

American Missionary Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison…

An Oklahoma missionary was sentenced to 40 years in prison this week after he was found guilty of raping Kenyan…

02.25.74

Zimbabwean President Feted With $1 Million Birthday Party

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has come under fire for hosting a lavish $1 million celebration for his 92nd birthday in…

09.17.69

58 Killed In Nigeria Suicide Bomb Attack

Two female suicide bombers between the ages of 17 and 20 reportedly blew themselves up this week in a camp…

09.28.55

Boko Haram Burned Children Alive In Latest Attack,…

Houses were torched, suicide bombers detonated devices, and militants opened fire near Nigeria's largest northeastern city.

01.23.48

Starbucks Takes Another Loss

Actress Thandie Newton called out the coffee chain for displaying a statue of a Black child in a loin cloth…

01.01.70

White Woman Wears Blackface To Help Endangered African…

Hungarian journalist Boglarka Balogh is receiving unwanted attention on social media after wearing blackface to make people aware of the…

01.01.70

Malawi Facing Food Shortage Crisis

Malawi has hit a rough patch following a drought caused by El Nino. According to the United Nations children’s agency,…

01.01.70

Boko Haram Suspected In Triple Suicide Bombings In…

Three suicide bombers attacked a village market in Lake Chad Saturday, injuring more than 100 and killing at least 15…

01.01.70

NEWS ROUNDUP: Two Men Connected To Deadly Mali…

Two men have been arrested in relation to an attack that took place at a luxury hotel in the capital…

01.01.70

At Least 27 Dead, Hostages Released After Stand-Off…

Three people were killed and over 100 people were taken hostage at an international hotel in Mali, West Africa, BBC…

12.09.63

Girls 11 & 18 Detonate Bombs At Nigeria…

The Nigerian cities of Yola and Kano were rocked by two bomb blasts in 24 hours, killing dozens of people…

01.01.70

#BlackGirlsRock: Here’s How Maria Borges Made History At…

Angolan supermodel Maria Borges is no stranger to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway, but on Tuesday, the beauty became the…

07.18.51

Roughly 2,000 Israelis of Ethiopian orig

NEWS ROUNDUP: Ithaca College Students Protest Against Campus…

Inspired by the recent protests against racism at the University of Missouri, scores of students at Ithaca College in New…

01.01.70

Mark Zuckerberg attendes Mobile World Congress 2015

Facebook Satellite Will Provide Internet Access To Sub-Saharan…

After a year of research, Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans to help bring wireless Internet to large areas in sub-Saharan…

01.01.70

Pope Francis Leads Way Of The Cross On Rio's Copacabana Beach

Pope Francis Confirmed To Visit Three African Countries…

For the first time, Pope Francis will visit Africa to further his conquest in addressing poverty and worldwide inequality.

04.01.83

Zimbabwe: U.S. Dentist “Should Be Extradited” For Killing…

According to Zimbabwe's environment minister, Oppah Muchinguri, the American hunter who killed Cecil the Lion should be extradited

01.01.70

NEWS ROUNDUP: Nigerian Military Rescues 178 From Boko…

According to reports, Nigerian military officials have rescued 178 people who were kidnapped by the Boko Haram Islamist militant group.…

04.21.62

WHO: New Ebola Vaccine Is 100 Percent Effective

A vaccine for the highly contagious and deadly Ebola virus has proved to be 100 percent effective, the World Health…

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