Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba yesterday (Oct. 29), bringing “significant” but “incalculable” damage, according to government authorities. In a…
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica yesterday (Oct. 29) , bringing in winds over 150 mph. Considered to be one…
Jamaica remains under a hurricane warning as powerful Category 3 Hurricane Melissa moves away from the island and heads toward…
Hurricane Melissa has exploded into a rare Category 5 storm with winds of 165 mph, threatening to unleash devastating impacts…
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger made the announcement that they will be leaving the International Criminal Court, an intergovernmental organization…
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina said he had fled the country out of fear for his safety after a section of…
Mauritania, a nation on the western fringe of the Sahara, is the last country in the world to abolish slavery…
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the most decorated 100-meter sprinter in history, formally announced her retirement from Track and Field this week. It…
West African deportees announced their plans to sue the government of Ghana over “unlawful detention.” Eleven out of 14 deportees…
German soccer star Mesut Ozil announced this week he is quitting the men’s national team over what he considers racist…
The government of Zambia has recently announced that it will seek additional compensation for those affected by a toxic spill…
Kenyans paid tribute to former President Mwai Kibaki in a state funeral service Friday. Kibaki passed last Friday. He was…