Huge explosions rock Somali capital Mogadishu, deaths reported
Deadly bomb blasts in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday evening claimed the lives of over a dozen persons, according…
AFCON 2019: Nigeria set for match against Madagascar
The final group B game between the Super Eagles and the island nation is taking center stage ahead of Sundays…
Press Review of February 8, 2019 [The Morning Call]
We review the headlines of Africa’s top newspapers on The Morning Call.… READ MORE … source
Airtel Africa debuts in Lagos in $4.4B listing
Airtel Africa on Tuesday listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in a 1.36 trillion naira ($4.4 bln) flotation turning the…
Ethiopia coup attempt [The Morning Call]
An air of uncertainty is reigning over Ethiopia after the assassination of five senior officials in last Saturday’s coup attempt…
Qatar airways begin operation in Somalia
Qatar Airways’ first flight from Doha to Mogadishu landed at Aden Abdulle International Airport in the Somali capital on Manday…
IMF approves Congo bailout program of nearly $449 mln
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday approved a bailout worth nearly $449 million for the Republic of Congo. Congo’s…
ICC to rule on DRC war victims compensation
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will give its final verdict on the amount of damages to be awarded to victims…
African pidgin languages [Culture TMC]
Africa is home to the highest linguistic diversity in the world, with over 1500 different languages. It is only during…
AFCON 2019: Defending champions still to touch down.
On the ground reports from Yaounde in Cameroon is painting a picture of a stalemate between the players of the…
Uganda begins treatment of Ebola cases [The Morning Call]
Health workers in Uganda have begun the use of three experimental Ebola treatments, a week after the deadly disease spread…
Cris Carter reacts to the Sixers giving Ben Simmons a max contact | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Chris Broussard joins Cris Carter and Nick Wright to discuss the Philadelphia 76ers and star guard Ben Simmons agreeing to…
Kyrie Irving doesn’t deserve all the blame for Celtics season — Broussard | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Chris Broussard joins Nick Wright and Cris Carter to give his thoughts on the Boston Celtics. Hear why he thinks…
Cris Carter says Zeke shouldn’t hold out, talks Gronk and Patriots | NFL | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Cris Carter talks NFL on today’s show. Cris shares his thoughts on reports Ezekiel Elliott is contemplating skipping training camp…
D’Angelo Russell is a ‘good fit’ with the Warriors – Chris Broussard | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Chris Broussard joins Nick Wright and Cris Carter to talk about D’Angelo Russell and the Golden State Warriors. Hear why…
Nick and Cris discuss if Kevin Durant should miss the 2019-2020 season | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Nick and Cris weigh in on Kevin Durant’s injury and break down if the Brooklyn Nets’ star forward should miss…
Chris Broussard isn’t buying Kemba and Kanter was the Celtics Plan A | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Chris Broussard reacts to Danny Ainge’s comments that Kemba Walker and Enes Kanter were the Boston Celtics Plan A in…
LeBron and AD will win a championship within the next 2 yrs – Broussard | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Chris Broussard joins Cris Carter and Nick Wright to discuss the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers superstar duos. Broussard predicts…
‘South Side’ creators Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle on hilarious new series
Writer, producer and actors, Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle are doubling down on the misconceptions of the South Side of…
Joe Biden announces criminal justice plan reversing part of 1994 crime bill that dogs his campaign
Joe Biden plans to propose a criminal justice agenda that would reverse key provisions of the 1994 crime bill that…
Sen. Kamala Harris proposes bill to decriminalize marijuana across the U.S.
On Tuesday, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) announced a proposal for a landmark bill that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal…
Hundreds of Black men, women and children burned alive, shot, lynched by white mobs during Red Summer ignored century later
Crowd of men and armed National Guard in front of the Ogden Cafe during the race riots in Chicago, Illinois,…
True Crime: Manslaughter plea in Black Lives Matter activist’s death
Members of Black Lives Matter DMV participate in the annual Martin Luther King Holiday Peace Walk and Parade January 18,…
Art Neville, member of Neville Brothers, Meters, dies at 81
Art Neville, a member of a storied New Orleans musical family who performed with his siblings in The Neville Brothers…
Lil Nas X ties Billboard record set by Mariah, ‘Despacito’
Lil Nas X has taken his horse to the old town road and ridden it to the top of the…
Sexy pics show Nicole Murphy kissing Lela Rochon’s husband and ‘Training Day’ director Antoine Fuqua in Italy
Director and Executive Producer Antoine Fuqua (R) and Nicole Murphy attend the after party for the Los Angeles Premiere of…
Here We Go Again: Rush Limbaugh falsely claims Barack Obama and Kamala Harris are not African-American
President Barack Obama walks with California Attorney General Kamala Harris, center, and California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, after arriving at…
Megan Thee Stallion says she’s in the process of trademarking “Hot Girl Summer”
HOUSTON, TEXAS – MAY 16: Spotify Celebrates Megan Thee Stallion’s new album on May 16, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo…
New ‘Harriet’ trailer realeased with actress Cynthia Erivo playing heroic freedom fighter
Martin Chase Productions/Stay Gold Features The first trailer has been released for Harriet, the upcoming movie about abolitionist Harriet Tubman,…
Georgia mother charged with murder after dropping her 3 month old baby during fight
(Photo: Adobe Stock) A young Georgia mother is now facing murder charges after she was witnessed dropping her three-month-old baby…
White woman hailed for ‘inventing’ the hair bonnet apologizes after getting dragged on social media
Pixabay A white woman, convinced she’d “invented” a revolutionary new hair accessory to protect your hair at night, is issuing…
Odell Beckham Jr. opens up about sexuality rumors, why he’s felt ‘disrespected’ in GQ
(GQ) Odell Beckham Jr. gets mighty candid in the latest issue of GQ Magazine, where for the first time he…
‘Mindblowing’: Kamala Harris’ campaign slams media claims of Taylor Swift feud
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Did an online media outlet drum up a fake beef between presidential hopeful Kamala Harris…
The Fall Of Mic Was A Warning
Esther Bergdahl felt invigorated. How could she not? It was 2014, and she had just joined the millennial-centric news site…
Israel Begins Tearing Down Palestinian Housing on Edge of East Jerusalem | The New York Times
JERUSALEM — Israeli bulldozers arrived before dawn on Monday and began clawing at the first of 10 Palestinian apartment blocks…
Black People’s Land Was Stolen | The New York Times
A House Judiciary subcommittee on Wednesday held the first hearing in over a decade on the issue of reparations for…
Sister Cities: The Connection between Charleston and Freetown, Sierra Leone | South Carolina Public Radio
Dressed in a brightly colored, patterned dress and wearing stylishly large, black rimmed glasses, 51 year-old Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr flashes the…
‘I Beat That N***r Like He Owed Me Money’: New Jersey Cop Faces Up to 40 Years for Federal Charges Including Using Excessive Force | Atlanta Black Star
An FBI investigation into several police officers in Paterson, New Jersey, has led to a seventh one being charged. On…
Serena Williams, Mark Cuban Invest in Black-Owned Maternal Healthcare Startup | Black Enterprise
Mahmee, a maternal healthcare startup, recently closed a $3 million round led by Arlan Hamilton of Backstage Capital. Other investors…
A US-born citizen was held in immigration detention for three weeks
Word spread of the teen’s detention after the Dallas Morning News first reported it Monday. Immigrant rights advocates pointed to…
Cuba ‘sonic attacks’ changed people’s brains, study suggests
MRI brain scans from 40 patients — 23 men and 17 women — showed variations in brain structure and functional…
Canada murders: Two missing Canadians are now considered suspects in the deaths of three people
Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, are considered dangerous, and members of the public should not approach them, authorities…
Bystanders make incredible roadside rescue Video
Now Playing: Good Samaritans rescue driver of overturned pickup truck in Illinois Now Playing: Indian officials rescue baby rhino struggling…
The day the tea party died
The first date was when CNBC analyst Rick Santelli went on a rant — from the floor of the Chicago…
New Trump administration proposal would cut roughly 3 million people off food stamps
A new Trump administration proposal revealed on Tuesday would cut roughly 3 million people from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
Boris Johnson was not always President Trump’s best friend
Trump has often characterized Johnson as a friend, and touted him as a potential prime minister even while Theresa May…
Trump’s effort to deport families falls far short of his predictions
President Donald Trump’s promise of sweeping deportation raids has so far resulted in 35 arrests, about half of which were…
Watch Jon Stewart's reaction to bill
Comedian Jon Stewart speaks after the Senate passed a bill to fund the 9/11 Victim Compensation fund for decades. Source…
Pregnant woman Auriel Callaway shot, killed in Georgia while with her young child: Police
A pregnant woman was shot and killed Monday night in Georgia while she was with her toddler, police said. The…
Congress passes 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund extension championed by Jon Stewart
Comedian Jon Stewart and surviving first responders including John Feal pushed Congress to pass the extension before rewards diminished and…
Tennessee neighbors form human chain to prevent ICE from arresting father in driveway
Neighbors in the outskirts of Nashville prevented immigration officials from detaining a man in his driveway, and then formed a…
Afghanistan asks for explanation after Trump claims US could wipe it ‘off the face of the Earth’
Fallout from the President’s remarks rippled through a tense and confrontational meeting in Kabul between the US special representative for…
10 years after he disappeared, Iowa man is found dead at vacant store where he used to work: Police
Ten years after an Iowa man mysteriously disappeared, his body was discovered wedged behind a cooler in a vacant grocery…
Rep. Omar calls audience member's question 'appalling'
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MI) pushed back on an audience member’s “appalling” question about female genital mutilation at the Muslim Caucus…
Driver indicted exactly 1 year after 3-year-old boy died from being left on scorching hot bus: DA
Exactly one year after a 3-year-old boy died from being left on scorching hot bus outside a Houston day care,…
Mueller makes last-minute ask to swear in deputy Aaron Zebley for hearing
Zebley will be there to advise Mueller, but the special counsel will be the only one answering the committee questions,…
Trump sues House Committee, NY AG, in ongoing effort to block access to his tax records
President Donald Trump on Tuesday filed another lawsuit in his ongoing effort to block a congressional committee from accessing his…
Emoluments: Judge halts subpoenas of Trump Org docs
The delay is a win for Trump, even if temporary. He’s attempting — and so far has succeeded — to…
Families of missing black Americans fight for media, police to focus on their loved ones’ cases
The National Center for Missing And Exploited Children based in Washington D.C. is the most important agency in the country…