Oct 22, 2015 Less than a week after its premiere, Ebonylife Films’ presentation “fifty” has literally become huge sensation. The movie recently premiered at the BFI film festival in London amidst huge fanfare. Speaking during the red carpet, Mo Abudu, the movie’s executive producer said: “Fifty is in the love category of the film festival…and ... Read More
Oct 22, 2015 Having gone three years without a parliament, Egyptians recently headed to the poll to vote in a new parliament. While addressing the nation, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said: “I, and in a direct form, call on all Egyptians to go to polling stations, and to strongly assemble to achieve our last ... Read More
Oct 22, 2015 Mexico City’s Zocalo square recently burst with colors as international graffiti artists and aficionados converged at the metropolis to celebrate all things urban art. The graffiti painting event, tagged: “Meeting of Styles Mexico”, saw artists joining forces to create a mural of different graffiti aesthetics. Speaking at the event, Mexican artist, Secta ... Read More
Oct 22, 2015 The Olympic organizing committee in partnership with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) recently launched “Green Passport”; an initiative to promote eco-tourism throughout the state of Rio de Janeiro. UNEP, in partnership with the Ministries of Environment and Tourism, had initially launched the campaign to promote sustainable tourism in Brazil in 2008. ... Read More
Oct 22, 2015 FIFA’s executive committee recently met for an emergency meeting at its headquarters in Zurich. Although the committee didn’t disclose the details of the meeting, sources have it that one of the possible topics could be delaying the election of its next president. UEFA have already said it does not want the election ... Read More
Oct 21, 2015 Zambian government recently announced its intention to revive the country’s aviation sector, as it prepares to re-establish a national airline. Over the last two decades, foreign carriers such as Kenya Airways, South African Airways and smaller operators like Fastjet have dominated Zambia’s airspace. Prior to 2009, Zambia had two main airlines at ... Read More
Oct 21, 2015 A week after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, members of Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet recently met with French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius in France. Speaking to reporters, minister Fabiud congratulated the group for its achievements in Tunisia. “I congratulated our friends for what they themselves did, what we call the national ... Read More
Oct 21, 2015 Tanzania’s ambassador to the UN, Tuvako Manongi, recently told reporters that his government was cracking down on healers accused of carrying out heinous attacks against persons with Albinism. Speaking at a news briefing, Manongi said: “As a country we are making broad-based interventions, driven by the conviction that the tragedy confronting our ... Read More
Oct 21, 2015 During a recent visit to UNESCO’s office in Paris, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lobbied for the United States to be reelected to the agency’s board. Secretary Kerry said he will work with Congress to restore funding after the US pulled its contributions in 2011. While addressing member countries and officials, ... Read More
Oct 21, 2015 Naval ships, aircrafts and personnel from India, Japan and the United States recently participated in the 2015 installment of exercise Malabar in India. The trilateral naval exercise, which started in 1992, featured both ashore and at-sea training. The United States deployed its aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt and a nuclear-powered submarine for ... Read More
