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Monthly Archives: December 2015

South Sudan at 'critical juncture', U.N

Dec 08, 2015 The Head of the U.N. Peacekeeping Operations, Herve Ladsous recently called for greater international support in resolving the South Sudan crisis. Following the violation of several ceasefire agreements by the warring factions, Herve solicited the deployment of additional 1100 peacekeeping soldiers to the country. While addressing the UN council, Herve said: “Our ... Read More
 

Greek parliament approves austere budget for 2016

Dec 08, 2015 The Greek parliament recently approved the 2016 budget, which featured sharp cuts in government expenditure and increased taxes. The budget saw a 5.7 billion euros reduction in public spending, with 1.8 billion drop in pensions and 500 million from defense. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ led administration has been under pressure to deliver ... Read More
 

Kerry says next round of Syria talks in New York

Dec 08, 2015 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry recently announced that the next round of talks to address the crisis in Syria will take place in New York later this month. Kerry, who made the remark at the Brookings Institute think tank, said: “Our goal is to facilitate a transition that all parties have ... Read More
 

Australians win race up tallest building in Hong Kong

Dec 08, 2015 Two Australian athletes, Darren Wilson and Suzy Walsham recently took home the star prizes after winning the race up Hong Kong’s tallest building. The race, which held at the International Commerce Centre, featured over 1600 athletes running up the 100 floors of the building. The race also served as the last leg ... Read More
 

Soccer schools: China dreams of World Cup glory

Dec 08, 2015 In line with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s dream of winning the World Cup, the country is setting up several football training academies.  At Guangzhou Evergrande’s huge soccer academy in south China, over 2,500 students are trained on 50 full-size pitches. China currently sits on 84th out of 209 countries on FIFA’s ranking; ... Read More
 

Girls Talk Kenya: ONLINE DATING

Showing Dec 15 | Girls Talk Kenya | Melvin Alusa, Hanifa Were – Have you ever tried online dating? Was it worth it? BBA Hotshots 2014 Kenya representative Melvin Alusa visits Moments and joins the Co-Hosts alongside Hanifa Were to share their opinion on finding love online and revenge pornography.
 

EbonyLife TV consolidates on its Calabar operations; expands to Lagos and Abuja.

LAGOS, NIGERIA (December 8, 2015); As EbonyLife TV, Africa’s first Global Black Entertainment and Lifestyle network moves into its third year as the channel of choice in the entertainment category, the outfit is now expanding its operations to more Nigerian cities, including Abuja, Lagos and Calabar. The channel’s purpose for this multi-location operations is to meet ... Read More
 

Celebs storm The Future Awards Africa 2015

Dec 07, 2015 We kick off with The Future Awards Africa 2015 which went down at the Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Sunday. Hosting this 10th anniversary was South African media personality Bonang Matheba and celebrated Nigerian RnB singer Darey Art Alade. Storming the event were various celebs and personalities including Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Lamide ... Read More
 

Celebs turn up for the experience 2015

Dec 07, 2015 Yet on 10th anniversaries, celebs turned up for the 10th anniversary of one of Africa’s biggest gospel concerts tagged “The Experience 10”, which went down at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Friday December 4. Performing at the event were top inspirational stars including Don Moen, Donnie McClurkin, Micah Stampley, Nikki Laoye, Sammie ... Read More