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Malawian Man arrested for cutting off wife’s ears over a domestic dispute

September 1, 2014 Global AuthorFamily Violence, Malawi

DEDZA, MALAWI (AGV)--Police in Malawi's central district of Dedza have arrested a 24 year-old man for allegedly cutting off the ears of his wife following a family squabble. The man, identified as Gama Bano from Bunya village in Traditional Authority Kamenyagwaza in the district has been remanded to Dedza prison. . Read More

Hillary Clinton finally addresses Ferguson, blaming inequities between Blacks and Whites

August 31, 2014October 20, 2016 Global AuthorAl Sharpeton, Barack Obama, Ferguson, Hillary Clinton, Martin Luther King, Michael Brown, US, US Politics

After being implored by Al Sharpeton and many others in the Black Community, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made her first public comments Thursday on the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., calling for the country to address “inequities” in the criminal-justice system. . Read More

Ukraine Claims ‘Thousands’ of Russian Troops Invaded, Offers No Evidence

August 31, 2014 Global AuthorCNN, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, US

Ukrainian officials are now claiming a Russian invasion of four to five thousand ground troops backed by columns of tanks and other armored vehicles, a dramatic escalation from yesterday’s claims of about 1,000 such troops. As with yesterday’s allegations, Ukraine is offering no evidence to back up the claims, and the reports coming out of the region suggest such a massive invasion... Read More

Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan in Malawi to help President Mutharika kick of HIV awareness campaign

August 30, 2014 Global AuthorAsamoah Gyan, Ghana Blackstars, HIV Awareness, Malawi, Peter Mutharika

BLANTYRE (AVG)--Asamoah Gyan, the celebrated Ghana soccer star and captain of the Black Stars, will on Thursday at Sanjika Palace help to kick-off Malawi’s “Protect the Goal”campaign which aims to re-invigorate HIV prevention in a country ravaged by AIDS and where only 42 percent of 15-24 year olds have accurate and comprehensive knowledge of HIV. . Read More

Egyptian jail causes Al Jazeera journalist to miss birth of son

August 30, 2014 Global AuthorAl Jazeera, Egypt, Egypt Jailed Journalists, Freedom of Press

Al Jazeera journalist Baher Mohammed will become a father again today. His unjust imprisonment has however meant that he will not be at his wife Gehan’s side when she gives birth to their baby boy. From his jail cell, Baher released a letter to the new arrival, to be named Haroun. The letter is a mix of sadness and hope... Read More

Vladimir Putin warns the West: Don’t mess with nuclear-armed Russia

August 30, 2014 Global AuthorBarack Obama, NATO, pro-Kremlin, Russia, Ukraine, Vladmir Putin

Russia's president, speaking at a pro-Kremlin youth camp at a lake near Moscow, said "it's best not to mess with us," adding "I want to remind you that Russia is one of the leading nuclear powers" Vladimir Putin raised the spectre of nuclear war with the West on Friday as he defied international condemnation over his decision to send thousands... Read More

Biography P-Square Nigerian Twin Musicians

August 29, 2014 Global AuthorAfrica Arts, Africa Music, Nigerian Music, P-Square

P-Square are a Nigerian R&B duo composed of identical twin brothers Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye. They produce and release their albums through Square Records. In December 2011, they signed a record deal with Akon's Konvict Muzik label. In May 2012, they signed a record distribution deal with Universal Music South Africa. Read More

Africa and America: Why Ferguson is the Congo

August 29, 2014 Global Authorcongo, Ferguson, John Lewis, Mike Brown

As Africans, our eyes are often turned towards America because for some of us there is an illusion that attracts us – but for others the eye focuses on how the Black man is staged in the American reality. For many Black Americans, as for the majority of Americans, Africa is a land of savages; and this idea has a... Read More

Leadership, Genocide and War Crimes. An African Perspective

August 28, 2014 Global AuthorAfrican Union, Canada, ICC

June 30th the African Union summit meeting at Equatorial Guinea voted the “Protocol on Amendments to the Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights.” It maintains that while in power, African leaders and “senior officials” are not subject to prosecution for genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity. In principle the Protocol mirrors the... Read More

Malawi’s outspoken MP Jessie Kabwila wants Mutharika to fire greedy Ministers

August 28, 2014 Global AuthorGeorge Mkondiwa, Jessie Kabwila, Malawi, MCP, Peter Mutharika, Willie Samute

(AGV)—Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Jessie Kabwila has asked president Peter Mutharika to fire his cabinet ministers for proposing a 583 percent pay hike which would see them carting home K3.5 million a month. According to Kabwila, the ministers’ proposal is a clear sign that they are insensitive and extravagant; as such they cannot be trusted with the country’s limited... Read More