Outside the old city walls is a quarter known as the sabon gari, where “foreigners” traditionally lived, segregated from the Hausa-speaking indigenous population. With sharia law applicable in Kano, it is in the bars and hotels of the sabon gari - where Islamic jurisprudence does not reach - that illicit sex thrives.

The 26th July 2008 was bound to be a historical day to be remembered even by those who did not attend the much anticipated event; with the crowning of the first ever Mr East Africa UK, the third Miss East Africa UK and the surprise crowning- Miss Kenya UK and it’s all thanks to the [...]

Prospect Park, Brooklyn was the place to be on Sunday August 3rd 2008, [click to watch video footage] - as popular African guitarists took the stage and wowed the listening audience with different sounds from Africa.
Here is a photo slide of the event:

The Guitar series was a seven hour [...]

On Thursday, July 24, 2008, a 50-year old Nigerian man Michael Collins Iheme shot and killed his 28-year old estranged wife, Anthonia Iheme, in her work parking lot. Witnesses say Michael fired several shots into her car then ran into another car and drove away. Shortly after the crime, he called 911 and [...]

(IRIN) - In the aftermath of the xenophobic violence that erupted in South Africa in May, the “reintegration” of displaced people into their communities became a buzz phrase, but with few concrete ideas as to how that could be achieved. Paarl, a town in the Western Cape Province’s winelands, may have figured out a way.
In [...]

Author of “Meji” - an African based fantasy novel - writes African/Yoruba-based fantasy and science fiction.

Most of us are aware of the concept of giving alms, for this purpose giving alms is described as giving money to beggars on the streets. In a lot of African countries and even in the US one often passes by an individual on the street begging – asking for some money. At [...]