African Spotlight Spotlighting Africans at Home and Abroad

July 9 gave birth to the newest country in Africa, South Sudan, which gained its independence from the North. As millions celebrated the liberation on the East African soil, those in the diaspora also gathered to rejoice with family and friends. The state of Arizona has one of the largest South Sudanese communities in the United States. Christopher Zambakari captured ...

About 15 bodies have been recovered in the aftermath of the Lagos, Nigeria, flood caused by the heavy downpour that pounded the metropolis last weekend. Many of the victims drowned because they could not distinguish between the roads and the drainage channels already covered by flood. Properties worth hundreds of millions of naira were washed away by the flood, and ...