Guineans divided over results as president Conde wins re-election with clear majority

Oct 23, 2015 Guinea’s electoral commission recently declared President Alpha Conde winner of Guinea’s general election, giving him a second term in office. Conde garnered 58 percent of almost 4 million votes cast. This was announced by Bakary Fofana, president of the country’s independent national electoral commission. “The candidate, Professor Alpha Conde, having obtained the ... Read More

Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine, Uruguay elected non-permanent members of un security council

Oct 23, 2015 Two African countries, Egypt and Senegal along with Japan, Ukraine and Uruguay were recently elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council.  The five countries won the required two-thirds of votes for the non-permanent seats in the first ballot. The newly-elected members will replace Chad, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania and Nigeria on ... Read More

Benghazi residents protest against unity government deal

Oct 23, 2015 Over 2,000 protesters in Libya’s city of Benghazi took to the streets to voice their opposition to a new national unity government proposed by the UN mission to Libya. According to the protesters, Bernardino Leon, the special representative of the UN to Libya, has given too much away to Islamist politicians. One ... Read More

Mexico's Zocalo celebrates graffiti urban art for international fair

Oct 23, 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

Japanese defence minister meets South Korean counterpart in Seoul

Oct 23, 2015 Japan’s Defense Minister Gen Nakatani recently held a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Han Min-koo in Seoul. According to the South Korean Defense Ministry, the two ministers discussed ways to boost military cooperation between the two countries. In September, Japanese parliament voted into law new security bills, which could let Japanese ... Read More

Ronaldo breaks Real Madrid goalscoring record

Oct 23, 2015 Real Madrid recently paid homage to Cristiano Ronaldo as their outright leading scorer even though the official statistics show he has yet to overhaul former Spain striker Raul. Cristiano Ronaldo overtook Raul’s goal scoring record when he scored his 324th goal in a recent La Liga game at home to Levante. During ... Read More

“FIFTY” catches world attention few days after premiere. 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 my rose represents love….I love my mum…” With great review from movie lovers and critics, “Fifty” is taking social media by storm. Viva Naija, a popular UK-based blog, was full of praises for the movie. On its review, the blog said: “There was already a lot of hype surrounding FIFTY even before I went to view it: it is no small feat being selected by the BFI under the ‘love category’, and the trailer was certainly very polished and intriguing. This alone made me a tad nervous: I have been here before – all hyped up with satisfactory finish – so I was deliberately trying to remind myself to be cautious. I needn’t have bothered; FIFTY is a triumph – both as a standalone piece and as a Nollywood effort” After the premiere, Mo Abudu sat down with BBC's Simon McCoy to share her determination to tell the African story from its proper perspective. “I remember a few years ago, while hosting Moment with Mo…I could be as traditional as I want to be, but I could also go out there and do what women globally are doing” When asked about the reception of the film by non-African audience, Mo said: “We’ve had two screening at the London film festival…it was mainly a white audience and the applause at the end was overwhelming…

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

Security forces guard polling station in Giza

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

Mexico's Zocalo celebrates graffiti urban art for international fair

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

Rio 2016 and UN programme launch green passport for sustainable tourism

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