News of Africa

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe signed a new constitution into law on Wednesday, replacing a 33-year-old document forged in the dying days of British colonial rule and paving the way for elections later this year. The constitution, approved overwhelmingly in a referendum in March, clips the powers of the president and imposes a two-term limit. However, it does not apply retroactively so the 89-year-old...

Citing the need not to escalate the political crisis in Rivers State, leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state have urged Governor Rotimi Amaechi to drop his ambition to be re-elected as chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF). And a timely intervention of security operatives Wednesday aborted what might have been an invasion of the residence of Amaechi by former militants. The...

A 33-year-old Polish man received a life-saving total face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. Face transplants are extraordinarily complicated and relatively rare procedures that in the past have required extensive preparation, typically months or years. But medical...

Louis Vuitton is a dream for many women; although some find the easiest way of buying a cheap Louis Vuitton item that is not original but is a copy of the original which many adore and wish to have. Although Louis Vuitton is a very expensive brand, there are many women that can afford them, such as celebrities, business women or fashionistas that would do anything to have a Louis Vuitton item. In...

Logitech on Wednesday introduced a new keyboard for the iPad that’s probably unlike any you’ve seen thus far. Where most manufacturers are busy building Bluetooth-enabled wireless boards, Logitech’s latest input device will utilize a wired connection. The Logitech Wired Keyboard for iPad is being marketed for use in the classroom  an area where iPads are becoming increasingly more commonplace. Mike...

Sir Alex Ferguson has agreed to a £100,000 per-day deal to make 20 appearances a year as Manchester United ambassador. The football supervisor, 71, is additionally getting £2million advance for his 2nd autobiography which will be published in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Sir Alex is actually cashing in after retiring as Manchester United manager adhering to the club’s last game of the...

Louis Vuitton is a dream for many women; although some find the easiest way of buying a cheap Louis Vuitton item that is not original but is a copy of the original which many adore and wish to have. Although Louis Vuitton is a very expensive brand, there are many women that can afford them, such as celebrities, business women or fashionistas that would do anything to have a Louis Vuitton item. In...

Mali burst onto the international scene in January 2012 when disgruntled fighters returning from Libya renewed their interest in a separate state carved from territory in northern Mali.  Their success in destabilizing the north led to a March coup, UN resolutions, the formation of an ECOWAS force, a French intervention, kidnapping and chaos in Amenas, Algeria, internal displacement of more than...

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On Saturday May 25, the Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil will award the National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria and former Lagos Governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa of the University. In a letter signed by the Acting Vice Chancellor of the Institution, Prof. U.G. Danbatta, the University Senate and Council...