SINGAPORE: Asia drives defence spending
Defence spending in Asia is expected to rise by up to 6 percent in 2014. By the end of the decade, Asia is expected to have spent almost US$500 billion…
Faena Prize for the Arts Goes to Tamar Guimarães and Kasper Akhøj -ARTnews
Preliminary sketch/research material by Tamar Guimarães and Kasper Akhøj. COURTESY THE ARTISTS AND FREDERICO FAZENDA Faena Art has awarded its $75,000 Faena Prize for the Arts to Tamar Guimarães and…
Niger’s election commission urges opposition to respect results
Niger’s independent electoral commission has called on the opposition parties to respect the provisional results of Sunday’s polls. Opposition parties have rejected the initial results that… source
Security ramped up in Gambia as Jammeh remains deaf to international pressure
A massive number of Gambian security forces have been deployed in the capital Banjul, which remained calm hours after a dramatic u-turn by long time ruler Yahya Jammeh who said…
‘Solar smart kiosks’ saving mobile phone users in Rwanda
Mobile phone utility is on the rise in Africa, but charging devices can be a struggle, especially in areas with limited access to electricity. Some entrepreneurs have rekindled hopes of…
Executed Nigerians in Indonesia [The Morning Call]
After the execution of 3 Nigerians in Indonesia accused of drug trafficking, the government is still appealing for the commuting of the sentences of the remaining suspects. Africanews gets… source
Kenya’s president sworn-in as police block rival opposition meeting
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn-in for a second five-year term in front of a rapturous crowd on Tuesday as riot police sealed off an area where the opposition planned…
Million dollar harassment lawsuit against Wendy Williams dismissed
Wendy Williams on ‘Conan’… It doesn’t look like Wendy Williams is in the hot seat anymore after a $1 million harassment lawsuit against the talk show host was dismissed. Of…
EU pushes migration dialogue with Egypt and Tunisia
The European Union is offering simplified visa procedures and increased economic aid to Tunisia and Egypt in exchange for smoother deportations of unwanted African migrants. Two senior… source
ABBA records first new songs in 35 years: ‘It was like time had stood still’
Swedish pop group ABBA: Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus pose after winning the Swedish branch of the Eurovision Song Contest with their song “Waterloo”, February 9,…