We live in wicked, perilous and tumultuous times nowadays. Headline news globally sound depressing and one can’t seem to get away with all the negativity and evil that permeates our societies, communities and countries worldwide. Never a day passes that we do not hear of violence, suicide bombings, gruesome killings, war attacks, political murders, contract [...]

The International Criminal Court has unsealed a warrant for arrest against Bosco Ntaganda also known as the “Terminator” this past Tuesday. This 35 year Congolese is accused to have committed war crimes of enlisting children as young as 15 between July 2002 and December 2003.
This warrant for arrest issued by the Pre-Trial Chamber I in [...]

James Butty Washington of VOA interviewd Micheal Davis (Sundaygar Dearboy), Liberian musical sensation who admitted he was a member of Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia rebel movement during the country’s 14-year civil war.
This comes after three witnesses testified before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) that Sundaygar Dearboy AKA Michael Davis raped [...]

Via VOA:
The trial of former Liberian President Charles Ghankay Taylor resumes Monday in The Hague. Taylor, the first African leader to go before the International War Crimes Tribunal, is charged with 11 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes for his role in the decade-long Sierra Leone civil war that ended in 2002.
Elise Keppler [...]

If you ask most Nigerians who have abandoned their beloved country for the Western world why they made such a decision, almost all of their reasons, besides economic ones, can be narrowed down to lack of security in Nigeria. Prior to leaving Nigeria many have heard of or have been a victim to armed robbery. [...]

It was about 12 am when I learnt that Lucky Dube the South African reggae musical legend had been shot down in Johannesburg, South Africa. I have been dealing with the shock all day. I watched this man perform a couple of months ago in New York City and I was amazed [...]

By John Ladi, Los Angeles.
A decade back, I was convinced Lucky Dube was a Jamaican; he was such a natural reggae musician, unlike several other Africans who tried so hard to impress and even impersonate some of the well-established stars. News on Lucky Dube’s death filtered through ChatterBox (AfricanLoft’s news-blog aggregator), shortly before midnight [...]